I have one of the directional switches that have the green light on it that is supposed to blink when the blinkers are blinking. I replaced the bulb with an LED but it still doesn't work. I'm not sure if I have twisted the LED enough to make a full circuit and since i have fingers like a gorilla and I can't fit my fingers in there I'm wondering if there is another way. Any guidance on this would be appreciated.
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Directional switch light
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The LED must be wired internally in the reverse compared to all other lamps, the body is positive and the tip is negative.
To be honest I do not see the big attraction to LED lights, if it were me I would just put an incandescent lamp in there and be done with it, incandescent lamps worked fine for us the last 100 years or so.........
And there is a never ending list of threads where folks have hell installing LED lights.
Wow. I learned something. Thanks for the info. You wouldn’t happen to know what bulb that is off the top of your head do you?
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The incandescent lamp is an 1873, 28V 6W
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On my M1123 I also have the indicator light. The base somehow has a loose contact. Even though the signals outside the truck always work, the indicator doesn't always work. If I push a bit on the green lens it usually makes enough contact to come on... Have you tried squeezing the sides of the socket together a little bit? Maybe that could help. Just my 02 cents.
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