Can anyone verify expected behavior of Roadvision Combination lights?

[linuxgod]

She’s right, you’re nuts. It’s just that the rest of us are also nuts. That is the entire reason this forum exists, I think.

I wish you hadn’t pointed it out to me, because I’m sufficiently OCD that I might rewire to remove the relay

 

[grinchy]

The 2 to 3 way circuit isn’t incredibly hard to build, though with component costs what they are, it would fall more into the labor of love category vs the OTS item

 

[linuxgod]

The 2 to 3 way circuit isn’t incredibly hard to build, though with component costs what they are, it would fall more into the labor of love category vs the OTS item

Yeah, but unless you could find a highly responsive relay though I think any 2-3 adapter will have the same issue. The problem is that current is being sent to the amber lights since the input for brake is just "left turn + right turn". When the relay closes is directs current to the brake light and removes it from the left and right turn signals. The issue is that the relay takes a fraction of a second to operate. So the solutions are:

1. Use a faster relay. No clue where to acquire one that's sufficiently fast.
2. Add some sort of resistor *after* the 2-3 adapter to act as a sink for the left and right turn signals. I've not tested this theory but I believe this would work as the goal is to keep the lights from starting to come on. There's probably a better way to do this than a resistor as what you're really trying to do is either slow the responsiveness of the turn signal LEDs, but I'm not an electronics engineer. Note that this isn't needed if the turn signals are incandescent as they would take longer to respond to current (hence my thought to add a resistor)
3. Remove the 2-3 adapter and just tap the brake light and turn signals. Reverse, Tail, and Ground can stay at the trailer plug or could also be tapped.
4. Live with it.

Likely I'll do #4. If the Curt relay ever fails, I will revert to #3 as with the DT connectors on either side of the relay it would be easy enough to disconnect it and then tap the lights and connect them in place. #1 and #2 are really a thought exercise or a "fun" experiment if I'm bored.

 

[CharlieS]

I'm sticking with #4 and having a #6 instead. (Anyone else remember #6 from 'mud, way back when?)

 

[supercarrera]

I'm sticking with #4 and having a #6 instead. (Anyone else remember #6 from 'mud, way back when?)

 

[customcruiser]

#4 for me too