indicators

ok maybe i'm being daft, but what would cause my left hand indicator to,
sometimes, go a twice the speed?
seems to have no consistency happening whenever it feels like it.

One of the other bulbs will be blown.

"Matt" <ms.pringle (AT) tesco (DOT) net> wrote

ok maybe i'm being daft, but what would cause my left hand indicator to,
sometimes, go a twice the speed?
seems to have no consistency happening whenever it feels like it.

dont the indicators rnu off a flasher unit could it be that?

The Muffin Man wrote:

Do the newer minis have different flasher units because the old ones
stop flashing if you have a bulb out. It is a bimetalic strip I
think that breaks the connection when it gets hot.

Given how universal flasher cans are, I wouldn;t be surprised if
Nuffield / Morris / Austin / Leyland / Austin Rover Group / Rover
changed the flasher can supplier at least as often as they changed their
own letterhead!

As I commented in another post, modern Australian Design Rules (ADRs)
actually require that the indicators flash faster if one globe is out,
as well as requiring the indicator start "on" and flash "off" rather
than starting "off" when you first turn the indicator on, before coming
on a half a second later. Old flasher cans don't come on immediately,
they start in the off part of the cycle.

Since the lighting ADRs are largely based on european standards, odds
are the same rule came into force in Europe some time between 1959 and
2001.

yeah, thought of that but like i said it isn't all the time, about 50%. and
only the left indicator. could be a slightly duff connection i suppose.

"Graham" <zebedee (AT) alphalink (DOT) com.au> wrote

Minimad03 wrote:
dont the indicators rnu off a flasher unit could it be that?

Yes.....

The left indicators run off a flasher unit.

And the right indicators run off the same flasher unit.

I think that eliminates the flasher unit as the problem?


Seriously, modern flasher cans are designed to flash fast if they don;t
have at least two full size globes for load. That way, when a globe
dies, the driver notices something is wrong. In Australia this is even a
design requirement - new cars are required to use this type of flasher
can.

"Matt" <ms.pringle (AT) tesco (DOT) net> wrote

yeah, thought of that but like i said it isn't all the time, about 50%.
and
only the left indicator. could be a slightly duff connection i suppose.

Yes it could be a bad earth and after the Mini gets a wash or if it rains it
can agrevate the issue. So check the front left indicator bulb first and
check the metal earth strip for corrosion. If there is any present, clean
it off with a wire brush and maybe coat the area with petroleum jelly
(vaseline) or similar to help keep the damp out.

Taffy

"Graham" <zebedee (AT) alphalink (DOT) com.au> wrote in message
news:3EF7061A.F230953B (AT) alphalink (DOT) com.au...
Minimad03 wrote:
dont the indicators rnu off a flasher unit could it be that?

Yes.....

The left indicators run off a flasher unit.

And the right indicators run off the same flasher unit.

I think that eliminates the flasher unit as the problem?


Seriously, modern flasher cans are designed to flash fast if they don;t
have at least two full size globes for load. That way, when a globe
dies, the driver notices something is wrong. In Australia this is even a
design requirement - new cars are required to use this type of flasher
can.