broken indicators on a hongdou 125

[matman]

i recently bought a hongdou 125 as my first bike. the indicators have stopped working although the main headlight, rear light and horn still work. any ideas on how to fix this? thanks
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inhalewater

[nick.h]

i pressume that you need to find out if its the indicators that have stopped working or that there is no current flowing to them. you can do this using a voltmetre, i think .
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[nick.h]

if its the indicators that have stopped working you can buy new ones from here

should only cost you a tenner a pair.
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[pipnet11]

Did all of them stop at once? If they did its very unlikely to be the bulbs. Could be, in order of likelyhood:

- Nackered switch
- Bad earth somewhere
- Dead flasher unit

Check using a multi-meter. A wiring diagram is also very useful. If you dont have a multi-meter, both conductivity and voltage checks can be done very basicly. To check conductivity you need a 9V battery, 3 bits of wire and a bulb. connect them up in a circuit with the bit you are testing in series. If the bulb lights then its connected, if it doesnt, it isnt. Voltages are similar but without the battery as the power is from the bike, make sure you use a 12V bulb though.

These tests are VERY basic and give you no idea of what resistances or voltages actually are, but at least gives you an idea. Also multi-meters can be picked up for £5 from maplin and they are well worth the money.
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[matman]

I've got it now so that the lights come on when you flick the indicator switch over, but they dont flash. Could it just be that my new flasher unit I got isn't compatible or is it something else?
thanks
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inhalewater

[MARX-sparky]

the flasher works you just pluged the wires backwards try switchin them round

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