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Pvt_Nemesis
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Indicators flashing fast

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Hi All
My indicators are playing up, 2005 S83 Boulevard, stock equipment;
- initially I noticed turning left the flasher was blinking the indicators too fast and slightly erratically
- checked all connections, tightened etc
- this morning indicator flash rate is fast and erratic for both left and right turns
- seems more 'normal' at idle than >2000rpm

I suspect the flasher unit has had its day? Any similar experience? Replacement part number? Reccomended electronic (rather than bimetallic) replacement item?

Thanks heaps
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Re: Indicators flashing fast

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Usually fast flashing indicates a bad bulb.
Could be a short within the bulb, but it also could be a short elsewhere.

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I once had a short in the harness where the harness came around the neck. Constant flexing in that area caused my signals to act up similar to yours.
They would intermittently act up.

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Thanks navigator - traced and tested from switch to lamp...and found it was the battery terminal! Less than an eighth of a turn to tighten it, but that was enough it seems
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I'll say it - star washers! :lmao:
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thanks for letting us know what you found. It is really appreciated.
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WintrSol wrote:I'll say it - star washers! :lmao:
lmao - that's JUST what I did!
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Actually, there's another reason to add star washers; seems that some bikes came with bolts for the terminals that were cut about 1/2 thread too long, so would bottom out before actually clamping the terminals properly. The extra was taken up by the washers, and the locking feature was a bonus; flat washers would let the bolts loosen over time. The recommendation became so common, that it started to receive chuckles.
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