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longgreensilverado
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good news good news!!!! I gigured it out. never tell rat shack (radio shack) people what you're doing and never ask auto parts people for tech info and especially bike shops they all want your $$$$$$$$.
This mod is for (3) Terminal socket flashers. I have a 1980 gs850g.
enough BS..
shopping list: NO RESISTORS NEEDED.
here's what U do. buy an electronic flasher. at auto zone or advance autoparts look for Tridon Stant EP34 electronic flasher. Also buy a head light socket (3) prong that the flasher will plug into with 3 wires coming out of it (advance auto part number 85810) . You will also need blade or spade connectors (they are flat connectors that crimp onto the end of wire) these you will later plug into your connector on the bike). you will need a loop connector to attach to ground (big enough for the battery box bolt to fit through).
here we go.
first remove your stock flasher unit.
now with a volt meter find the positive outlet by attaching the positive lead to the positive lead on the volt meter and athe negative lead of the volt meter to the frame. you will need to do this with the key turned on.
when you find 12 volts that is your positive. a hint look for the outlet on your bike that is paralell. (looks like this + I _ I-) i hope you get this.
ok now in this configuration I_I the bottom line (underscore) is the line out to the lights (this plugs into the exact same spot as the original on bike).
now on the back of the package of the flasher you will see the picture of the poles of the flasher indicating which is which. positive, negative (ground) and the odd or turned blade is out to the lights. basically the positive and negative are paralell to each other.
now crimp on the loop connector to the negative or ground wire coming out of the headlight socket mentioned in the shopping list. Also crimp on the (2) blade connectors to the positive and the lead coming out of the odd blade. remember positive will use a blade and for the odd blade marked (L) on the back of the package for teh flasher.
ok now that you have your connectors, connect ground to a battery box bolt and push the positive blade into the positive you found on your bike connector. connect the odd blade marked (L) to the odd blade on the bike.
you will be left with an open terminal on the bike connector. do not connect anything to it, unless you wish to plug it to prevent corrosion. This open terminal is not needed and should be left alone unless someone else has a better idea. i'm open to suggestions.
Put a dab of dielectric grease on each terminal of the socket before plugging in your flasher. now plug in your flasher and turn on the bike and check. the lights will come on for a second then will start flashing. WAH LAH now you've done it. don't forget to secure your wires and the flasher with zip ties and put a fresh band of electrical tape around where the flasher plugs into the socket for sure fit.
This mod is for (3) Terminal socket flashers. I have a 1980 gs850g.
enough BS..
shopping list: NO RESISTORS NEEDED.
here's what U do. buy an electronic flasher. at auto zone or advance autoparts look for Tridon Stant EP34 electronic flasher. Also buy a head light socket (3) prong that the flasher will plug into with 3 wires coming out of it (advance auto part number 85810) . You will also need blade or spade connectors (they are flat connectors that crimp onto the end of wire) these you will later plug into your connector on the bike). you will need a loop connector to attach to ground (big enough for the battery box bolt to fit through).
here we go.
first remove your stock flasher unit.
now with a volt meter find the positive outlet by attaching the positive lead to the positive lead on the volt meter and athe negative lead of the volt meter to the frame. you will need to do this with the key turned on.
when you find 12 volts that is your positive. a hint look for the outlet on your bike that is paralell. (looks like this + I _ I-) i hope you get this.
ok now in this configuration I_I the bottom line (underscore) is the line out to the lights (this plugs into the exact same spot as the original on bike).
now on the back of the package of the flasher you will see the picture of the poles of the flasher indicating which is which. positive, negative (ground) and the odd or turned blade is out to the lights. basically the positive and negative are paralell to each other.
now crimp on the loop connector to the negative or ground wire coming out of the headlight socket mentioned in the shopping list. Also crimp on the (2) blade connectors to the positive and the lead coming out of the odd blade. remember positive will use a blade and for the odd blade marked (L) on the back of the package for teh flasher.
ok now that you have your connectors, connect ground to a battery box bolt and push the positive blade into the positive you found on your bike connector. connect the odd blade marked (L) to the odd blade on the bike.
you will be left with an open terminal on the bike connector. do not connect anything to it, unless you wish to plug it to prevent corrosion. This open terminal is not needed and should be left alone unless someone else has a better idea. i'm open to suggestions.
Put a dab of dielectric grease on each terminal of the socket before plugging in your flasher. now plug in your flasher and turn on the bike and check. the lights will come on for a second then will start flashing. WAH LAH now you've done it. don't forget to secure your wires and the flasher with zip ties and put a fresh band of electrical tape around where the flasher plugs into the socket for sure fit.
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