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nervous
Original Poster
23,155 posts
99 months
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Hello You Lot, I purchased a brake light and turn signal thingy from one of those eBay people that reply with expressions like 'ensure concrete elbow to the fixture up-ness', but it has of course been delivered without fitting instructions. This is the light:  And these are the things that come with it:  So, here is my question(s): what the f  k are they, and how do I wire this up including them? My first guess is that they are very tiny communists, and when I wire them up they'll rise up to overthrow me. It's that, isn't it? Ps I've just had a response from the seller. He says: Hello A Man Thank the contact for your mail We are all Motorcycle Parts & Accessories don't yes include Installation Instructions. Please ask the professional install it .If you don't know how to install it we apologize for thank you for your understanding!!. Best Regards Lin I'm just so happy he referred to me as a man.
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Adam_W
908 posts
69 months
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first guess is those are resistor packs to stop the indicators having a fit when you replace the 20w bulb with some tiny LEDs
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nervous
Original Poster
23,155 posts
99 months
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That sounds plausible. So it's wire one in per side in line with one of the indicator feeds?
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VidalBaboon
8,857 posts
84 months
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I expect they're resistors are there to stop the lights flashing faster than they have to.
Wire them in on each (left and right) turn signal supply.
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redtwin
5,851 posts
51 months
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Make sure the resistors aren't touching anything that can melt as they can get hot and be sure to ensure concrete elbow to the fixture up-ness.
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Hooli
21,203 posts
69 months
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Wot that lot said.
I can't remember if it's MOT or C&U regs that make it illegal to have less than a set distance between indicators, I've never seen one of those lamps that doesn't fall foul of this, so it's just another reason to get stopped.
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nervous
Original Poster
23,155 posts
99 months
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redtwin said: Make sure the resistors aren't touching anything that can melt as they can get hot and be sure to ensure concrete elbow to the fixture up-ness. This is brilliant news as there is literally nowhere to put them that wont immediately melt.
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nervous
Original Poster
23,155 posts
99 months
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Hooli said: Wot that lot said.
I can't remember if it's MOT or C&U regs that make it illegal to have less than a set distance between indicators, I've never seen one of those lamps that doesn't fall foul of this, so it's just another reason to get stopped. Hooray! Do I know how to invest and improve, or what? It's what, isn't it? I knew it.
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Hooli
21,203 posts
69 months
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nervous said: redtwin said: Make sure the resistors aren't touching anything that can melt as they can get hot and be sure to ensure concrete elbow to the fixture up-ness. This is brilliant news as there is literally nowhere to put them that wont immediately melt. They look like the ones off the speed controller on old Tamyia RC cars, they'll get too hot to touch rather quickly I reckon.
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nervous
Original Poster
23,155 posts
99 months
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Hooli said: They look like the ones off the speed controller on old Tamyia RC cars, they'll get too hot to touch rather quickly I reckon. Awesome! and to think people say I'm an idiot!
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VidalBaboon
8,857 posts
84 months
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I'm sure the Prodigy did a song about this.
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nervous
Original Poster
23,155 posts
99 months
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VidalBaboon said: I'm sure the Prodigy did a song about this. f k my duc up?
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XG332
3,766 posts
57 months
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Might be worth attaching a small heat sink to each one if your worried about heat and location?
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nervous
Original Poster
23,155 posts
99 months
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XG332 said: Might be worth attaching a small heat sink to each one if your worried about heat and location? Let's imagine that I don't how to do that. I mean, I do, obviously, but let's imagine I don't. How would I do it? Y'know, just for kicks, like. BTW, do the resistors stay in those block things, or is that just packaging?
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redtwin
5,851 posts
51 months
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nervous said: redtwin said: Make sure the resistors aren't touching anything that can melt as they can get hot and be sure to ensure concrete elbow to the fixture up-ness. This is brilliant news as there is literally nowhere to put them that wont immediately melt. Just leave the original indicators attached to the bike that way you can hang the resistors off them and they will get lots of airflow. No wonder they didn't bother including instructions. Installation is such a doddle, I am sure they didn't want to offend you.
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nervous
Original Poster
23,155 posts
99 months
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redtwin said: Just leave the original indicators attached to the bike that way you can hang the resistors off them and they will get lots of airflow.
No wonder they didn't bother including instructions. Installation is such a doddle, I am sure they didn't want to offend you. Well, I do get offended easily. Like just now, when you implied I was fat. I'm really hoping that leaving the indicators on is a joke, but am not confident enough to be sure, so I will sort of smile and nod as if I know things. Things that matter. >smile< >nodsagely<
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stanthebiker
266 posts
54 months
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The resistors stay in the block things. The ones I used had a metal heatsink type case rather than the ceramic looking ones you have, I just cable tied them to the rear subframe to stop them melting anything as they still got hot.
I've heard of people using normal indicator bulbs stashed under the rear seat instead of resistors. They certainly won't get AS hot as the resistors, but 20W bulbs will still get hot enough that you wouldn't want to touch them for very long while they are lit.
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Hooli
21,203 posts
69 months
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nervous said: BTW, do the resistors stay in those block things, or is that just packaging? They stay in the ceramic blocks. As for a heatsink, clamp them to a large bit of metal so the metal conducts the heat away. Use a metal clamp to do this, if you araldite for example then the heat causes the araldite to fail. oh & yes, very nice upgrade skills 
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redtwin
5,851 posts
51 months
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nervous said: Well, I do get offended easily. Like just now, when you implied I was fat.
I'm really hoping that leaving the indicators on is a joke, but am not confident enough to be sure, so I will sort of smile and nod as if I know things. Things that matter.
>smile< >nodsagely< Nodding and smiling always works for me when I don't understand. I work with a Glaswegian and I can't understand anything he says. A pleasant side effect is that he always asks other people to do things as nothing seems to get done when he asks me. I would call that a result.
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nervous
Original Poster
23,155 posts
99 months
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redtwin said: Nodding and smiling always works for me when I don't understand. I work with a Glaswegian and I can't understand anything he says. A pleasant side effect is that he always asks other people to do things as nothing seems to get done when he asks me.
I would call that a result. 
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