Turn Signal Question

mcelhany00 · 09-04-2020, 08:34 AM

Hello,
Last night I installed a universal turn signal lever onto my 2012 Gas EZGO Shuttle 2+2. It already had factory headlights so I just cut off the factory turn signal plug and wired it up EXACTLY as the wiring diagram showed. All of the lights work just as they should but the flasher clicks constantly unless I remove the blue wire from the turn signal lever which is for the pilot light on the turn lever. When I say it clicks, I mean it makes a slow clicking noise like it is activating the turn lights but it is not. If I remove the pilot light wire from the flasher, everything still works as it should, just the pilot light on the turn lever does not work anymore. Since this is primarily my wifes cart, I want everything to work as it should so this bothers me. Any ideas on why having the pilot light wire hooked up correctly would cause the flasher to click constantly or what the fix is for this? I am wondering if a diode is needed in that circuit to prevent this from happening. Any suggestions?

cart around · 09-04-2020, 09:04 AM

A diode is a one way valve. What good would that do in a DC circuit?

The flasher clicks because it is a bimetallic strip that heats up when there is current flow. When it gets hot enough, it opens the circuit until it closes again.

It sounds like the switch has an internal short that is allowing the flasher circuit to get a slight amount of power when it shouldn't be. That's why it's clicking slow.

mcelhany00 · 09-04-2020, 09:21 AM

[QUOTE=cart around;1757200]A diode is a one way valve. What good would that do in a DC circuit?

The flasher clicks because it is a bimetallic strip that heats up when there is current flow. When it gets hot enough, it opens the circuit until it closes again.

It sounds like the switch has an internal short that is allowing the flasher circuit to get a slight amount of power when it shouldn't be. That's why it's clicking slow.[/QUOTE

"IF" the switch is shorted internally a diode could block the back feeding of current stopping the clicking.
I'm just throwing out a guess on the diode. Diodes do work in DC circuits

09-04-2020, 08:34 AM	#1
mcelhany00 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 2	Turn Signal Question Hello, Last night I installed a universal turn signal lever onto my 2012 Gas EZGO Shuttle 2+2. It already had factory headlights so I just cut off the factory turn signal plug and wired it up EXACTLY as the wiring diagram showed. All of the lights work just as they should but the flasher clicks constantly unless I remove the blue wire from the turn signal lever which is for the pilot light on the turn lever. When I say it clicks, I mean it makes a slow clicking noise like it is activating the turn lights but it is not. If I remove the pilot light wire from the flasher, everything still works as it should, just the pilot light on the turn lever does not work anymore. Since this is primarily my wifes cart, I want everything to work as it should so this bothers me. Any ideas on why having the pilot light wire hooked up correctly would cause the flasher to click constantly or what the fix is for this? I am wondering if a diode is needed in that circuit to prevent this from happening. Any suggestions?
mcelhany00 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 2

09-04-2020, 09:04 AM	#2
cart around Test before replacing Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Ohio side of the Pennsylvania border. Posts: 3,495	Re: Turn Signal Question A diode is a one way valve. What good would that do in a DC circuit? The flasher clicks because it is a bimetallic strip that heats up when there is current flow. When it gets hot enough, it opens the circuit until it closes again. It sounds like the switch has an internal short that is allowing the flasher circuit to get a slight amount of power when it shouldn't be. That's why it's clicking slow.

09-04-2020, 09:21 AM	#3
mcelhany00 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 2	Re: Turn Signal Question [QUOTE=cart around;1757200]A diode is a one way valve. What good would that do in a DC circuit? The flasher clicks because it is a bimetallic strip that heats up when there is current flow. When it gets hot enough, it opens the circuit until it closes again. It sounds like the switch has an internal short that is allowing the flasher circuit to get a slight amount of power when it shouldn't be. That's why it's clicking slow.[/QUOTE "IF" the switch is shorted internally a diode could block the back feeding of current stopping the clicking. I'm just throwing out a guess on the diode. Diodes do work in DC circuits
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