Blinkers lose power when started

[tracker797]

2 weeks ago my flasher relay went bad and I purchase a new one off ebay. When I received the new one last Tuesday and plugged it in (It also didn't work). But out of a fluke, I wired an led in and it did work with that. So I just got done wiring in LED's and everything was working when the key was turned on. Now here's where it get weird for me. Once I got the engine running, they didn't work. The started working a few times on my test ride but not for long. And once the engine wasn't running again, the flashed dimmely for a second and then were blinking normally. I honestly don't know where to go from here, any ideas.

I did wire in a different brake light and also a different headlight recently (Could that be causing the problem?)

[BassCliff]

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Hi Mr. tracker797,

First a few questions. What bike? What flasher? How many incandescent bulbs did you replace with LEDs? Are you sure all the connections are solid? As well as the ground connections on the blinker stalks?


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