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Mar 10, 2005 | 10:20 PM

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montana105

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Big Dave-check your ground wire on your trailer and at your electrical connector.Don't believe you should need any kind of relay or anything for your trailer lights.I would bet on a ground issue,John

Mar 10, 2005 | 10:31 PM

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Mil1ion

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Dave,

Fast flashing is caused by extra load on the flasher.
Some flashers aren't heavy duty.

If you are hooking up a trailer w/lighting.

Put in an HD-12 flasher to lengthen the flashes.

Mar 10, 2005 | 11:08 PM

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montana105

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Dennis-which one are you replying to? I was replying to Big Dave and he said that he's not having problems with signals. I'm not arguing just don't know which question you are replying to.John

Mar 11, 2005 | 12:36 PM

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Mil1ion

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Big Dave to this statement.

Quote: If i disconect them one at a time, the lights stay on longer between flashes.
I guess its just too much load for the headlight switch.

Mar 11, 2005 | 11:25 PM

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montana105

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Again-Big dave doesn't seem to be reporting a flasher problem,I'm reading more of a headlight/tailight problem,which normally indicates ground or incorrect connections

Mar 11, 2005 | 11:48 PM

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old75F-100

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i had the same problem on my 75 and it was just the headlight switch

Mar 11, 2005 | 11:56 PM

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montana105

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Okay,I suceed.But please check your ground,it could be destroying your headlight switches.

Mar 12, 2005 | 12:04 AM

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Montana,
Yes they flash !

But if you read the detail he says the Light holds the emittance the more bulbs he removes from the system.

Why because he is LOWERING the resistance (less bulbs to light up)

More bulbs means More resistance on the circuit causing the lights to flash faster
(Flasher relay breaks & remakes contact sooner)
HD flasher will allow MORE (trailer) bulbs to flash slower & look normal.

At least that's what I got from what he said