Coolerman
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I do not own, nor have access to an FJ55, so I am coming here to try to get answers to help someone else here on MUD.
I make a two Terminal (B and L) replacement flasher relay for FJ40's that works fine. I have made a couple recently for early FJ55's that also use the two terminal flashers, and they also worked fine.
Recently someone asked me to build one for a 1974 FJ55, but said their flasher relay had three terminals B, L1 and L2. I assumed one of the terminals was just a ground, but a look at the only 1974 FJ55 schematic I have shows that L2 is actually connected to L6 on the Hazard switch which goes to +12V through the Brake Light Fuse, and L1 connects to the Hazard and the Turn switch. I found that very odd so looked at a 1975 FJ55 schematic. It has L2 connected to L6 also but firts does NOT connect to +12V and the drawing makes it appear that L6 is the rest position for the Hazard switch which would effectively connect L1 and L2 together when the Hazard switch is in the OFF position. One of these schematics has to be wrong or I am just too stupid right now to figure this three terminal relay out.
So... my questions are this:
Does anyone have a working 1974 or later FJ55 three terminal flasher relay they would loan me to figure out how it actually works?
If you have a FJ55 with the three terminal flasher relay and have successfully converted to all LEDs without using load resistors, I would love to know see how you did it.
PM me if you have a relay I could borrow or post here if you have information that would help.
I make a two Terminal (B and L) replacement flasher relay for FJ40's that works fine. I have made a couple recently for early FJ55's that also use the two terminal flashers, and they also worked fine.
Recently someone asked me to build one for a 1974 FJ55, but said their flasher relay had three terminals B, L1 and L2. I assumed one of the terminals was just a ground, but a look at the only 1974 FJ55 schematic I have shows that L2 is actually connected to L6 on the Hazard switch which goes to +12V through the Brake Light Fuse, and L1 connects to the Hazard and the Turn switch. I found that very odd so looked at a 1975 FJ55 schematic. It has L2 connected to L6 also but firts does NOT connect to +12V and the drawing makes it appear that L6 is the rest position for the Hazard switch which would effectively connect L1 and L2 together when the Hazard switch is in the OFF position. One of these schematics has to be wrong or I am just too stupid right now to figure this three terminal relay out.
So... my questions are this:
Does anyone have a working 1974 or later FJ55 three terminal flasher relay they would loan me to figure out how it actually works?
If you have a FJ55 with the three terminal flasher relay and have successfully converted to all LEDs without using load resistors, I would love to know see how you did it.
PM me if you have a relay I could borrow or post here if you have information that would help.