Re: Fri 13th!! :P and question -LONG

[Bob Kunz <bkunz@hpbs114.boi.hp.com>]

> 
> On Tue, 17 Oct 1995, Darin Nederhoff wrote:
> 
> > home from school for the weekend when I found myself stuck behind
> > a Chevy S-10 and flat bed trailer doing all of 40 mph!  WHOA!  :P 
> > The road is just a two lane, plus it is very curvey which makes
> 
> Here is the problem:
> 
> When you hook up additional lights to a flasher circuit, as in the case 
> of adding a trailor (no correlation to tralior experience BTW), the 
> normal turn signals will flash very rapidly, I believe because of 
> increased resistance in the circuit...ergo:
> 
> There could be increased resistance in the given turn signal circuit, not 
> enough to blow a fuse, ...

Actually you should look for a short to ground near the turn signal that
is intermittent. This would not blow a fuse just make the "on" time very
short since turn signal control "on" times are inversely proportional
to current flow.

The resistance is actually lower when one connects a trailer...It's that
two resistors in parallel problem you'll remember from your first circuit
theory course...

Bob Kunz
bkunz@boi.hp.com