Page 1 of 1

Running indicators of lucas type switch on bike bars

Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2016 8:11 am
by Arfur
Does anyone know how to wire up your indicators on a vespa chop with bike bars using an Lucas type switch
like this Image
Image

The switch has one power feed in (live) and two feed outs (to indicators). I have connected the two feed outs to the relevant feeds to the flasher unit/bulbs but I have two live feeds to attach to one feed in (Red & White).
I can get the feed to light the bulbs buy not flash any advice?
I am using a beedspeed loom to EFL connectors and using standard EFL indicator wiring to switch.
Scoot also has DC feed.

Re: Running indicators of lucas type switch on bike bars

Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2016 9:20 am
by DigDug
Shouldn't the live feed to the indicator switch come from the output of the flasher unit?

Re: Running indicators of lucas type switch on bike bars

Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2016 9:21 am
by DigDug
Shouldn't the live feed to the indicator switch come from the output of the flasher unit?

Then you have only to feed from the switch to each indicator.

Re: Running indicators of lucas type switch on bike bars

Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2016 11:34 am
by coaster
I agree with DigDug, the output from the flasher goes to the indicator switch on the red wire and the green would be to the right indicators and the yellow to the left (I think).

Nice switch btw

Re: Running indicators of lucas type switch on bike bars

Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2016 11:40 am
by Arfur
Thanks guys does this mean you combine the red and white from the flasher unit to the single live input to the switch?

Re: Running indicators of lucas type switch on bike bars

Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2016 2:07 pm
by DigDug
Arfur wrote:Thanks guys does this mean you combine the red and white from the flasher unit to the single live input to the switch?
I'd check what was coming out of them with a voltmeter but I would suspect that you only need one to be wired to the switch. The other is presumably for the "mimic" LED on the headset of a standard Vespa.