ER5 Bits anyone?

Well, it is just DOS with a 5GB GUI on top.

Nev..
'07 XB12X

 

Don't give a stuff what mister ohm said, I did it by experimenting and that
is what I got
2 X 10W X 4.7ohm resistors across the line gave me the required flash rate
I could have cut it down to a single 10W X 2.5 ohm but didn't have one spare
at the time and haven't gotten around to finishing it
I bought some resistors to do the job and tidy up the wiring a bit, but
haven't done so yet

Whether the wiring gets warm or not, would depend on how long a flash rate
you had and how long you held the flasher on, that is if you didn't have one
of those new fangled automatic cut-out flashers.
If you had a constant power feed on the line, then things might or would be
different, but with a flashing rate, the power is intermittant

 

Yeah, but the Vista manual is on a pathetic little DVD. Unix System V
paper manual, now *that's* good for a thwackin'!


BTH

 

you should see the manual for our DMS100 at work (Nortel Telephone
Switch)
100 volumes!

mh

 

I took a quick squiz on e-bay and found these: http://tinyurl.com/6bdzfv

When I asked the supplier about resistors, he told me that I would
probably do better with one of these http://tinyurl.com/5s84rm on each side.

Comments from the electrical cognoscenti please?

N/

 

Not standards approved. You run the risk of having an insurance
company knock back a claim if they can dream up a reason why
they caused an accident.

Not actually visible from more than about thirty feet away.

dun like 'em!

GB

 

As I said before Nigel, you can pay $18 for two of these :
http://tinyurl.com/5s84rm:
or you can go to jaycar and buy two resistors for about $1.
they do the same job, just don't have the fancy heat sink on them,
buy a couple of heat sinks and fit the resistors to them with some goo.
If you want to follow the sellers resistor type and size, then copy and
paste.
Anyone with half a clue can install them and if you ride a motorcycle, then
you have more of a clue than most motorists

But back on the sellers stuff, I like the look of the flexible amber lights

 

So when you said 1 per INDICATOR you meant 1 per side?

OK; I agree the flash-rate will be correct but even with your twin 4.7s
you're still only a third of the required wattage so they're not gonna last
real long (and I'd make sure they're not next to anything meltable).

 

you should see the manual for our DMS100 at work (Nortel Telephone
Switch)
100 volumes!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Any time you wanna' chuck it out I'll have it!
(Then I might finally understand what it is I do all day!)

 

The electronic flasher makes far far more sense than the resistors.
Anything that causes more current and heat should be avoided.

You could just take your flasher into your local Super Cheap or Repco and
try to find a match. Easy to return it if it doesn't work.

 

why start now... I've been bluffing for 8 years

mh
(and another 9 before that as a sparky)

 

with the 2 X 10 watt 4.7 ohm resistors, that will give me
1 X 20 watt X 2.35 ohm resistor across the line
I think that 20 watts would be enough for the heat dissipation needed

 

Still think that my version of resistors at $1 is better than your $22 plus
postage

 

You could always tear the pages out one by one and stick them on a nail in
the dunny

 

Yes; and a moment ago you thought 10W would be enough.
Simple maths tells you that it's actually 60W being dissipated though.

 

Or even in Cheap auto. A standard blinker relay unit is about three
dollars but is load-sensitive, hence the need for a bunch of resistirs
to get the load right. The elctronic version of the same thing is
about $9 and is not load sensitive, so resistors are not needed to
make the blinkers work correctly.

Theo

 

****, you're an idiot George. But amusing.

Theo

 

And they sell these in Big W? I had no idea - but I'll be there.

Thanks Theo

N/

 

Before you go, check to see if you have a two pin or a three pin can.

Theo

 

****, you're an idiot George. But amusing.

Theo

Oh, there you go again Theo, warbling off into the sunset
I said I installed it as described well over six onths ago and it is still
working without the meltdown you seem to think has already happened