$60 flasher required ????
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02-25-2010, 10:09 AM
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$60 flasher required ????
I have to admit, I'm a bit stumped on this one. 
I was given a utility trailer as payment for a snowmobile. It is in nice shape except for some of the lights were broken. So, I figured since I have connections (no pun intended) in the class 8 truck parts business I'd equip the trailer with all LED lights. I bought Truck Lite LED marker and oval taillamps to replace anything that was broken. Once I had everything swapped out, I hooked up the cord to my truck to test. Everything works except the stop & turn function of the tail lamps. I checked and triple checked the wiring, made sure grounds were grounded, made sure there was 12v power from the stop/turn wire of the harness. Still nothing. I bench tested the LED tails and they function perfectly. Why don't they work in thr trailer? I contacted Truck Lite and they advised for the Fords there is a special low-amp flasher required (#92783) because the LED draw so little amps the truck does not "see" that the lamps are there?
Has anyone else run into this before?
Thanks
E.
I was given a utility trailer as payment for a snowmobile. It is in nice shape except for some of the lights were broken. So, I figured since I have connections (no pun intended) in the class 8 truck parts business I'd equip the trailer with all LED lights. I bought Truck Lite LED marker and oval taillamps to replace anything that was broken. Once I had everything swapped out, I hooked up the cord to my truck to test. Everything works except the stop & turn function of the tail lamps. I checked and triple checked the wiring, made sure grounds were grounded, made sure there was 12v power from the stop/turn wire of the harness. Still nothing. I bench tested the LED tails and they function perfectly. Why don't they work in thr trailer? I contacted Truck Lite and they advised for the Fords there is a special low-amp flasher required (#92783) because the LED draw so little amps the truck does not "see" that the lamps are there?
Has anyone else run into this before?
Thanks
E.
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02-28-2010, 08:13 PM
Unfortunately, it is true. I had a similar problem. I installed LED signal/brake bulbs in my 2002 Supercrew. What would happen to me was that the flashers would blink fast, like when a bulb is burnt. The issue was that the amperage draw was to little for the flasher to sense it, thinking the bulb was burnt. Replaced the flasher with the low-amp one. All Fixed. Hope it helps. I bought the flasher through Ford - a lot cheaper than $60.00.
