Look what I found. Apparently you can simply wire a diode into the turn signal wire to allow you to hook up the running lights wire.
http://www.wristtwisters.com/forums/f94/turn-signal-led-question-4106.html On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 12:47 AM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]>wrote: > One of the major companies that makes those devices also make a device to > convert your turn signals into running lights. > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > ------------------------------ > *From: * Aldo D'Auria <[email protected]> > *Sender: * [email protected] > *Date: *Sat, 23 Feb 2013 18:54:04 -0800 > *To: *[email protected]<[email protected]> > *ReplyTo: * [email protected] > *Subject: *Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] > > Yes one unit is called Rear-Alert and it plugs inline with the brake > light. It strobes the brake light and turns solid when brake is applied... > Really affective safety measure but doesn't have anything to do with the > front signals. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Feb 23, 2013, at 4:51 PM, "Allen Thomas" <[email protected]> wrote: > > They do make devices that turn your flashers into running lights, I can't > think of any names but at least one company sells units that make your tail > light flash when you hit the brakes. > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > ------------------------------ > *From: * Greg Holuban <[email protected]> > *Sender: * [email protected] > *Date: *Sat, 23 Feb 2013 19:16:51 -0500 > *To: *nighthawk_lovers<[email protected]> > *ReplyTo: * [email protected] > *Subject: *RE: [Nighthawk Lovers] > > Thanks for the info everyone. I guess I can't have it on and flashing with > leds. That's probably why a lot of bikers use led turn signals along with > marking lamps. > > ------------------------------ > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] > From: [email protected] > Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2013 11:50:10 -0800 > To: [email protected] > > Gene, > I don't mean any disrespect but you are flat out wrong and spreading > misinformation... If you hook a positive up to the ground/- it will cause a > short and burn a fuse. Hooking them both together doesn't make them > brighter it just feeds over the flasher relay and causes the light to stay > on and then turn signal not to function. The voltage doesn't change the > brightness doesn't change. > > Sent from my iPad > > On Feb 23, 2013, at 11:30 AM, "Hanghank" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Kurt, > > I disagree. Assuming you have the correct ground/common wire on the bulb > connected to ground on the bike, what you do – or don’t do – with the third > wire is incidental. Fasten it to a ground if you wish, it doesn’t matter. > Put a band aid on it, dip it in vodka, etc. etc.. You could even hook up > both “hot” wires together, and have them on at the same time, but brighter! > > Gene > > > *From:* Kurt Nolte <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Saturday, February 23, 2013 1:12 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] > > The third wire is the wire for the "always on" running lights. I've been > hunting for LED 3-wire lights for quite some time, nobody seems interested > in making them. As long as you have that wire end tied off somewhere that > it can't come in contact with a ground, you'll be fine. Tape up the end, > tie it back securely, and run with two-wire lights. > > -Kurt > > PS: There IS a way to make two-wire lights function as three-wire lights, > but it involves splicing power diodes into your lines, which takes a bit of > doing and some careful component selection and in most cases isn't really > worth it, in my opinion. > > > > On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 1:52 PM, Greg Holuban <[email protected]> wrote: > > all the LEDs that I see only have two wires . > > > *Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID* > > > Allen Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > > You are trying to install rear led signals on the front. Yes a solid > state relay is the best fix for blink rate. Turn signal indicator will > still work as is. > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > ------------------------------ > *From: *Greg Holuban <[email protected]> > *Sender: *[email protected] > *Date: *Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:52:14 -0500 > *To: *nighthawk_lovers<[email protected]> > *ReplyTo: *[email protected] > *Subject: *[Nighthawk Lovers] > > Could anyone help me out a little bit about changing to led turn > signals? I am wondering what to do with the third wire on the front signals > since the leds come with only two. Also, what is the best way to control > the flashing? Can a simple led relay fix the problem, or do I need a > regulator? 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