On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 20:55:25 -0700, "Jon Danniken"
wrote:

"DoN. Nichols" wrote:
According to Christopher Tidy:
Hi folks,

I was at the junkyard recently. I found a small electronic part which
puzzled me. I didn't bring it home, but I took a picture of it because
I was curious to know what it was. Here it is:
http://www.mythic-beasts.com/~cdt22/honda_part.jpg

On the reverse it said "Honda Lock Mfg Co.". I think "Lock" may just
be part of the company name, and isn't necessarily a reference to it
being part of a locking system.

Anyone know? I'm curious.


I don't really *know*, but if you will accept a *guess*, I would
guess that it is a turn signal flasher.

The old ones were a thermal relay which changed speed when one
of the lamps was burnt out. The electronic ones like this are stable in
flash rate even when a lamp is burnt out.


Then you can't tell when yer bulb is burnt out (other than noticing the
horns). I guess it's progress, eh?

Jon



I was under the impression (at least in the UK) that there was _required_ to
be an indication of when a light was out, just as the electronic flashers also
have a piezo sounder to give a failsafe indication that the turn signals are
operational.


Mark Rand
RTFM