turn lights will this work

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will this work for turn lights , sorry this is only way i know how to read electrics that's easy,i got those cheap chinsea 3-1 lights but they always don't work after a while due to vibration on the bike so need a better solution there brake lights work ok so does the tial light just turn signals that's wonky , hope to get better brake and tail light later on but want turn signals first .






will these parts work for it

lights
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2X-6LED-Mini-Motorcycle-Amber-Turn-Signal-Lights-Blinker-Indicator-Chrome-12V-/290902186069?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item43bb1f1855&vxp=mtr

flasher
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Turn-Signal-Flasher-Blinker-Relay-12V-2-Pin-Motorcycle-LED-Indicator-Light-/390618009305?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item5af2a5ced9&vxp=mtr

toggle
http://www.ebay.com/itm/120917206386?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649



i would like something like this but i no idea to wire that up :(

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Motorcycle-Motorbike-16-LED-Rear-Tail-Turn-Signal-Brake-Driving-Light-Lamp-/390618159334?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item5af2a818e6&vxp=mtr
 
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This is what i did below but having trouble with it
the flashers came and i tried the set up lights normal lights not led ones was from auto zone and the flasher here

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121142578672?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

heres the set up





now when i run the set up without the flasher connected it works fine , as soon as i connect the flasher (tries both pins visa versa)and does not light up or flash ,i even tried a 9v battery and again with the flasher removed the lights , light up buty when i put the flasher back it done work ,

now is it the 8 battery's i checked i was running 10.8 volts and not the fully 12 volts (and does it need a constant 12volts or is the flasher the wrong one , or i got one that don't work or am i doing something wrong .

can someone help me ty.
 
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Those flasher units are rated for how much amp draw it needs to work, and those lights only draw about .5 of a amp. That is not enough. I think if you look at the flasher it will tell you the draw needed to make it work.
 
Yer both right. Tom say's ya need more draw, he's right. You say ya need the full 12v, and yer right.
I took an old style mechanical type flasher and took off the cap then pushed the terminals closer to make it "GO OFF" sooner. It might have been an accident or just plain luck, but it worked. It takes less draw to set it off. The contacts touch, heats up, then like a kids clicker toy, clicks off the contact. when it cools it goes back to touching, heats up, ect.
The new style flasher is all electronics and circut boards and ya can't do anything to reset them. I burned out a couple trying. Get the old mechanical style and play with it. You might even be able to get it to work with the lower amps you're using. They are only a couple bucks apeice online so it's cheap enough to experiment with.
Big Red.
P.S. And you can try adding more lights to draw more amps. If one light quits working on one side then both front and rear on that side quit working on my bike. Only one bulb does not draw enough to make the flasher work. And also try using two 1156 auto bulbs. (one front, one back.) thats about the most draw yer gonna get. It works the same way on yer car. If a bulb goes out yer signal quits working on that side to let you know somethings wrong. So just add another bulb and see what happens.
I used something like these and wired them to take a small auto bulb.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Univers...es&hash=item53f47b818f&vxp=mtr#ht_6614wt_1168
 
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Ty tom and big red,
the unit says
flasher
15wx2=-1.5w
12v
so does that mean i need lights that will run at 1.5 w ,both was about $6 (lights and flasher )so i need to find out what to get rid of i can take the lights back but done know which ones to get.

would these work ???
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Universal-2-x-Motorcycle-Plastic-Turn-Signals-Indicators-Turning-Lights-BE0D-/400337597975?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item5d35faf617&vxp=mtr

about the battery i got 2 14500 batterys if i got another 2 could i use a 4x black case like the one used for the 8aa (to make 12v)would that work that would be more then 12v .
 
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Ty tom and big red,
the unit says
flasher
15wx2=-1.5w
12v
so does that mean i need lights that will run at 1.5 w ,both was about $6 (lights and flasher )so i need to find out what to get rid of i can take the lights back but done know which ones to get.

would these work ???
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Universal-2-x-Motorcycle-Plastic-Turn-Signals-Indicators-Turning-Lights-BE0D-/400337597975?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item5d35faf617&vxp=mtr

about the battery i got 2 14500 batterys if i got another 2 could i use a 4x black case like the one used for the 8aa (to make 12v)would that work that would be more then 12v .

I'm just using a cheapo battery like this one.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Max-Life-Ba..._Batteries&hash=item3a8260475c#ht_1596wt_1168
Big Red.
 
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Ty tom and big red,
the unit says
flasher
15wx2=-1.5w
12v
so does that mean i need lights that will run at 1.5 w ,both was about $6 (lights and flasher )so i need to find out what to get rid of i can take the lights back but done know which ones to get.

would these work ???
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Universal-2-x-Motorcycle-Plastic-Turn-Signals-Indicators-Turning-Lights-BE0D-/400337597975?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item5d35faf617&vxp=mtr

about the battery i got 2 14500 batterys if i got another 2 could i use a 4x black case like the one used for the 8aa (to make 12v)would that work that would be more then 12v .

Those lights MIGHT work. Like I said,I had to re-wire mine to take a regular auto bulb to draw more amps.
Big Red.
 
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nice battery big red ,i save the link for it i need one , well i tried the lights on the car battery and did not flash but lit up but not bright so its must be the lights ??? i will take the lights back i checked a few lights online but they done show the draw amp on them so i dont know what to buy anyone know that cheapest lights i can use??
 
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