RE: Hotbodies Flush Mount FIX!
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RE: Hotbodies Flush Mount FIX! - 7/19/2006 9:57:14 PM
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BrokenLimits
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I just got used to the dash lights on LoL
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RE: Hotbodies Flush Mount FIX! - 7/20/2006 12:47:48 AM
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mxman87
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I can't believe I didn't think of the diode, seeing as I have to at least do some diode isolating on most of the alarms I do.
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RE: Hotbodies Flush Mount FIX! - 7/20/2006 1:10:17 AM
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dragonium25
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And where can we find these wonderful, magical diodes?
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RE: Hotbodies Flush Mount FIX! - 7/20/2006 4:34:42 AM
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mxman87
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radio shack, or go into your local best buy, circuit city, quality auto sound, and ask an installer to hook you up.
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RE: Hotbodies Flush Mount FIX! - 7/21/2006 1:04:39 PM
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jjkukla
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quote:
ORIGINAL: jjbtao
looks like the diode method takes the cake over any relay method.
Yea that is exactly what I did... a couple diodes and resistors and it was good to go. They still blink rather quickly but I don't mind that at all.
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RE: Hotbodies Flush Mount FIX! - 7/21/2006 1:51:49 PM
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dragonium25
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Can anyone post pics of their wiring set-up with the resistors and diodes?
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Puig DB smoke
CA tail light
8000K HIDs
Custom FE & Meshing
Watsen Design LEDs
2Bros M2 slip-on
PCIIIUSB
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RE: Hotbodies Flush Mount FIX! - 7/21/2006 2:03:45 PM
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jjkukla
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Well now that I've got 'em all covered up with shrink tubing you wouldn't be able to see much. But that link above is a pretty good diagram of how to set up the circuit - the only thing I added was a resistor to the turn signal lead (this will help slow the blinker down a bit). Resistors are pretty cheap so get a few different sizes (1k, 2k, 5k, 10k ohm) to get the flash rate where you want it.
Sorry I can't get you any pics...
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RE: Hotbodies Flush Mount FIX! - 7/24/2006 1:18:53 PM
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jjbtao
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Okay, so it's not a photograph, but a little more visually representative of what it looks like. I switched one side of my bike over to the diode method, so I now have one side with a relay and the other with the diodes. They both work exactly the same, you can just hear the faint "click" of the relay on one side.
If you're comfortable with basic wiring (i.e. soldering) this is an easy one. 2 "1N5400" diodes from radioshack(per side). Just be sure to shrink wrap everything to avoid shorts circuits!
If you don't want to use the plug you can just solder the red wire from the aftermarket blinkers directly to the two diodes and the black wire directly to the green.
adapted from:
http://hooliganbiketech.dynup.net/hondacbr1000rrweb/1000RR_Mods/1000RR_mototeck/mototeckwiringdiagwithrunninglightdiodefix.htm
< Message edited by jjbtao -- 7/24/2006 1:22:02 PM >
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RE: Hotbodies Flush Mount FIX! - 7/24/2006 5:35:18 PM
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dragonium25
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Do you have to solder or can you simply splice the diodes and wires together and then wrap it with electrical tape?
BTW, thank your kid for that great drawing 
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CA tail light
8000K HIDs
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2Bros M2 slip-on
PCIIIUSB
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RE: Hotbodies Flush Mount FIX! - 7/24/2006 5:46:58 PM
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jjbtao
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um... yeah... I'll be sure to thank my ...um... kid, yeah, that's it... my kid made that drawing..
No, you don't have to use solder, use whatever you'd like. Solder's just the best option. The diode leads are solid, though, so you'll need some sort of crimp connector, the old "twist and tape" method probably won't hold long at all. I'm sure others will jump all over you for it, but hey, if you don't have the tools or the skills, use whatever you got. It may rattle loose over time, so just keep an eye on it and you'll be fine.
A buddy of mine back in middle school used to use hot glue to connect wires... he could never figure out why his RC car wouldn't run right...
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RE: Hotbodies Flush Mount FIX! - 9/4/2006 1:39:23 PM
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02F4iSlvrRed
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If you wanted to do the diode fix and install resistors to correct the blink rate, where do you guys think the resistor should be placed? I was thinking between the two wires coming from the flushmount, but then the resistor would be hot all the time because the current from the running light circuit would pass through it when its not blinking. What about if you hook it between the flushmount ground wire and just the blinker wire (before or after diode???)? What do you guys think is best?
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