Thanks to Nate, and to all of you who answered my question about the flasher. I had incorrectly assumed that one terminal was right and the other was left, so my thinking started out all wrong. I understand now.
Mike -----Original Message----- From: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com [mailto:old-chevy-tr...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Nate Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2010 1:18 AM To: old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com Subject: [old-chevy-truck] Re: turn signal flasher Mike ; The current goes in one wire and out the other ~ the load of the lamps makes the bimetallic strip inside it ,get hot & pop open like a circuit breaker . as soon as it cools ,it clicks back into shape and the contact is made again and the lamps light again . This is why using the same typ of bulbs is so ipmortant ~ wrong bulbs or poor grounds , rusty bulb sockets etc. , make it flash slower , faster or not at all . The three wire typ of flasher just separates the indicator lamp , you can use either typ of flasher can . -Nate Mike wrote: > > I guess that I don't understand where the source voltage gets into the > flasher. Since there are only 2 prongs, does that mean that the can itself > is being used as the 3rd prong common? > > > > Thanks, > > Mike > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Ole Chevy and GMC trucks rule! To unsubscribe, send an email (with no subject, no body, just the email), to: old-chevy-truck-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/old-chevy-truck/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: old-chevy-truck-dig...@yahoogroups.com old-chevy-truck-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: old-chevy-truck-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
