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Gareth Hill - 14 Jan 2007 19:11 GMT

I got in my car this morning to find that the left indicator flashes
very quickly when used. Looking at an earlier closed posting I see that
people has suffered similar problems before. Is this related to a relay
in the steering column or a fuse? Will the fuse be one of those housed
with the OBD?

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PeterMcC - 14 Jan 2007 19:15 GMT

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> I got in my car this morning to find that the left indicator flashes
> very quickly when used. Looking at an earlier closed posting I see
> that people has suffered similar problems before. Is this related to
> a relay in the steering column or a fuse? Will the fuse be one of
> those housed with the OBD?

Have you checked that both front and rear bulbs are functioning?

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Catman - 14 Jan 2007 19:38 GMT

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> Have you checked that both front and rear bulbs are functioning?

And the repeater.

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alfistagj - 14 Jan 2007 19:39 GMT

>I got in my car this morning to find that the left indicator flashes
> very quickly when used. Looking at an earlier closed posting I see that
> people has suffered similar problems before. Is this related to a relay
> in the steering column or a fuse? Will the fuse be one of those housed
> with the OBD?

In 99% of the cases one of the 3 bulbs is gone

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Gareth Hill - 17 Jan 2007 20:58 GMT

Thanks for your help guys - it was one of the rear indicator bulbs.
For my education - what makes the indicator light flash really fast, is
this an intentional warning system that there is a problem?

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PeterMcC - 17 Jan 2007 21:08 GMT

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> Thanks for your help guys - it was one of the rear indicator bulbs.
> For my education - what makes the indicator light flash really fast,
> is this an intentional warning system that there is a problem?

I've always assumed - and I'll doubtlessly be put right pretty quickly -
that the absence of one bulb changes the resistance in the repeater causing
it to flash more rapidly.

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Catman - 18 Jan 2007 09:11 GMT

> Gareth Hill wrote in
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> that the absence of one bulb changes the resistance in the repeater causing
> it to flash more rapidly.

Pretty close. It changes the resistance of the circuit which alters the
rate at which the bi-metallic strip heats up. This is probably not the
case with electronic flash units :)

As to whether it's intentional, I think it's more that it's convenient.....

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Cableguy - 19 Jan 2007 21:32 GMT

Not to add my two cents worth.. but I had the same problem and it was a
bad ground for one of the lights.

Carlos

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Catman - 20 Jan 2007 07:53 GMT

> Not to add my two cents worth.. but I had the same problem and it was a
> bad ground for one of the lights.

Same effect as removing a bulb, really.

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Mmester - 18 Jan 2007 17:53 GMT

Try check your indicator lamps, I'm 95 % sure, that one of them is not
working.....

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