turn signal clicker
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turn signal clicker
Not sure how else to describe it. The thing that clicks when you have your blinker on.... My 72 does not click. Should it click? if so where does this part go and how should I trouble shoot it.
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The 'flasher' module is simply a bi-metallic strip switch that passes the current to those bulbs. As current flows, that strip heats up and when hot enough, it trips and breaks the circuit. With current no longer flowing, the strip cools and reconnects. The heating cycle and the cooling cycle take about 1 second each...hence the blinking. The sound is made when that strip makes/breaks contact. Some units are louder than others. There are also some solid-state flasher modules which make no sound.
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The 'flasher' module is simply a bi-metallic strip switch that passes the current to those bulbs. As current flows, that strip heats up and when hot enough, it trips and breaks the circuit. With current no longer flowing, the strip cools and reconnects. The heating cycle and the cooling cycle take about 1 second each...hence the blinking. The sound is made when that strip makes/breaks contact. Some units are louder than others. There are also some solid-state flasher modules which make no sound.
ETA... So I just checked and I can hear a very faint clicking sound. Its so faint however it would be very hard to hear when the car was running. O well I guess it is what it is.
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Interesting. So the flasher I have is working properly but maybe the sound is to faint or it was designed to make no sound at all?
ETA... So I just checked and I can hear a very faint clicking sound. Its so faint however it would be very hard to head when the car was running. O well I guess it is what it is.
ETA... So I just checked and I can hear a very faint clicking sound. Its so faint however it would be very hard to head when the car was running. O well I guess it is what it is.
The new one flashes properly and clicks quite audibly.
If you prefer to hear the click these units run only about $3.99. Readily available from NAPA and the like.
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I replaced mine about two weeks ago. The flasher was wearing with time and was cycling too quickly. It was pretty quiet.
The new one flashes properly and clicks quite audibly.
If you prefer to hear the click these units run only about $3.99. Readily available from NAPA and the like.
The new one flashes properly and clicks quite audibly.
If you prefer to hear the click these units run only about $3.99. Readily available from NAPA and the like.
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