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I've upgraded my turn signals to led rears, Kuryakyn brand, and have bikemaster led signal/mirrors in front. I installed a load equalizer on the rear signal line but not on the front. The problem is now I have rapid blinking. Prior to installing the load equalizer, I had no signals. I've searched the forum archives and found nothing on this specifically. Do I need a load equalizer on the front end as well? Or, would an led relay work?? Price is roughly the same for both products. Appreciate any input.

All I can tell you is I used the LED relay and it worked great.

Sounds to me like you need another resistor up front. I only needed one in the back, yours must create less resistance than the one I bought. You can also use a flasher made for LED instead of a load resistor.

If you use the linked below flasher made for LEDs, you can eliminate resistors. I've used all LEDs in the signals, and now use conventional tungsten based bulbs up front, and LEDs in the rear, and have never had a problem and have never used resistors.

I believe the FL 3 is the one we use.
http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/s...%2Fflashers.htm
If you go this route, I can verify the flasher model if need be.

I see they now put mounting tabs on them. Mine didn't have the tab, but if it did, I'd lop off that rubber falls apart mess the factory installed, and zap screw the flasher to the frame.

FWIW - when the supplier above states their LEDs are bright, they aren't kidding. Good products from there.

Martin's idea is the best... swap out the flasher for one made for LED lights. Much cleaner, easier and in the end even cheaper if I'm not mistaken, than adding resistors.

Yep I second that, get the flasher, and replace your existing globes with LED's too. "Load balancers" are nothing more than big chunky resistors that convert electricity into heat to simulate the load caused by a standard bulb, and undo one of the best features of an LED replacement.

Oh and no, you shouldn't need a second load balancer on the front... the front and rear globes are connected directly and the electricity can't tell if it's going forward or backward. Electrically speaking the globes are right beside each other. You'll probably find it's because you've mixed & matched standard globes and LEDs, and the balancer's designed for all LEDs.

so if you just get a flasher for LED lights as Freddy and Bucky said, you wont need a load resistor?

I think I need to clarify something. All the signals are led. There are no standard bulbs on the signal circuit. And, it wouldn't work at all until I added the load resistor.
The flasher sounds like the solution. My question now is, where do I tie it in to the circuit? Same place I have the load resistor now?

Plug & play; the LED-compatible flasher simply replaces the OEM flasher. No supplemental resitors needed.

The flasher made for LED circuits is a direct replacement of the stock flasher. Just swap it out and yer done.

Thanks for the info. Flasher replacement it is. One last question. Since there are literally thousands of these, what specifically do I need as far as watts, volts, etc...