ScooterDog
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The right turn signal works fine, but the left stays on (no blinking). Checked/tested bulbs and ground. Replaced the relay. Could it be the switch?
I tested the feed wire (the signal/power PRIOR to the sockets) with a voltmeter and found the left to have constant 12v when the the signal stalk is on. However, the right signal feed wire has the pulsating 12V. This happens even when I remove every bulb.Did you try removing the bulbs one at a time on the left side as Midlife mentioned while the turn signal is on? Every time I've seen this it has been a bulb issue.
I tried that but no dice. What else can I check? :chin:The problem is that one bulb somewhere on the left has a short to ground, and the only way to easily find it is to remove them one by one.
The flasher is a thermally activated switch. The heat is produced by current flow. If there is not enough current flow there is not enough heat produced to open the switch but enough to make the bulb glow. Something is limiting current flow to the left side. It could be a wire that has several strands broken, corroded connections at the sockets or the switch, poor ground, or the wrong bulb.I tried that but no dice. What else can I check? :chin:The problem is that one bulb somewhere on the left has a short to ground, and the only way to easily find it is to remove them one by one.
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