3 terminal flasher/winker units.

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

My old 3 terminal flasher unit is a big heap of rust inside so needs replacing - the daft priced DS replacement @£78 has only 2 terminals and is squareish not round,  presumably that means changing the connections somehow.

I have a NOS car unit in my garage that has three terminals marked L P & X am I right in thinking I can use this one as its designed for the same wattage bulbs and is the same diameter as the original?

[Nurse Julie]

Just buy a cheap generic 2 pin one off ebay Ted and leave the green, earth, wire unconnected.

[Oddjob]

OR, ask on the forum in the desperately seeking section for an original relay, you'd be surprised how many there are just lying around unused and cheap.

[AshimotoK0]

OR, ask on the forum in the desperately seeking section for an original relay, you'd be surprised how many there are just lying around unused and cheap.

And faulty  .. they have electrolyic condensers built into the alloy can that age after 40 'ish years

[Oddjob]

All mine still work.

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

All mine still work.

Mine did not work I was stunned when I saw why!


.flasher unit by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr

[Bryanj]

Good old liquid sunshne!

[Johnny4428]

Think it’s done a good job of retaining water.

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

I've fitted my car NOS car unit they all work fine!