Wire 3 wire led flasher

[Ltc433]

OK I can't get my head around this.

I bought some indicators and wired them in. They are connected to a 3 wire switch so I can switch off, left and right indicators. They work.

I bought this : http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-3-Pin-12V-Motorcycle-LED-Turn-Signal-Light-Flasher-Blinker-Relay-XC-/272369656941 3 flasher switch.

Here is a simple diagram. http://imgur.com/a/RAoFG

How do I wire in this flasher? I have tried connecting it multiple ways but it doesnt seem to work.

or have I bought the wrong one? Should I get a 2 wire flasher?

 

[amberwolf]

If it's like the one I got from an auto store, then you put 12v+ to the B+, ground to the E-, and L goes to the common pin of your turn signal switch.

The signal lights themselves would then be wired so that their positive goes to the switch, and negative to the same ground as E-.

Some of the flashers may need to be wired so that lights have negative to the switch, and positive to the 12V+.

 

[Ltc433]

Is this in series or parallel?

"12v+ to the B+, ground to the E-, and L goes to the common pin of your turn signal switch."

So:

battery positive to red wire.
battery negative to black wire.
L (green wire) to turn signal positive.

Is that leaving the existing wiring the same? Could someone update the basic wiring diagram? I made a small mistake so updated it below.

http://imgur.com/a/dJfWP

 

[Ltc433]

OK I have now updated the diagram.

http://imgur.com/a/MyyAt

So positive from battery goes to red lead on flasher
Green lead goes to grey main positive on switch
black lead just connects to earth

Result is that the lights work and indicate but lights still don't flash.

Edit: Ok I have disconnected the relay and just tested it. I can hear the relay click inside the flasher. So perhaps the leds are not drawing enough current to trigger the indicator?

 

[amberwolf]

Sounds like you're going to have to either try the various possible wirings as noted in my other post, or measure what happens on the output wire from the flasher, to see if it is providing power on that wire, or if it is grounding that wire.

If it is providing power on that wire then it should work as is.

If it is grounding that wire then you'd need to rewire the system so the LEDs are getting power at their common, rather than ground, and the common wire of the turn signal switch that goes to the flasher will then provide ground.