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    1. #1
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      Dec 2006
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      Sequential LED tail light problems....

      Ok so I purchased a set of Spaghetti Engineering Sequential LED tail lights for my 72 Nova about a year or so ago. After I installed them (followed instructions to the T) I had issues with both LED boards blinking randomly. I called Spaghetti and was told that they had one other set do this and to just send them back so they could solder in a "voltage filter". They told me to check my alternator also to make sure it wasnt putting out any AC voltage, which I did (it was fine). Well I got my boards back and they still did the same thing. I called Spaghetti back and they said they thought maybe they just werent getting a full 12 volts and the boards needed full 12v to operate properly. Well at that point I ran a wire strait to my battery (mounted in the trunk) and that fixed the drivers side board (but killed my battery from a small draw all the time) but the pass side still does it. Im lost at this point and havent been able to drive my Nova for a while because of this issue and also had to purchase a new optima battery from the lights draining it so many times. Also I have a set of thier front marker LED boards and they work perfect, I dont get it?
      Anybody else run into this? Have a remedy for it?

      Brian
      -1972 Nova
      -1968 Camaro
      -1990 Iroc Camaro



    2. #2
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      Did run the special flasher relay? I believe you have to since you have a front and rear system.

      Vince
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    3. #3
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      Yeah I purchased two of the required no load flashers
      Brian
      -1972 Nova
      -1968 Camaro
      -1990 Iroc Camaro


    4. #4
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      Check your wires for to make sure your connections are good up front. LED's take nothing to fire, you may have a reverse current issue in a bad connection somewhere causing the problem. We have seen your issue before, although rare, and was fixed with their filter
      Mike Redpath
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    5. #5
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      Yeah I have gone all the way through each wire, back to the source and found nothing multiple times. Even after the filters were soldered in they still did it. Im pretty well stumped on this one....
      Brian
      -1972 Nova
      -1968 Camaro
      -1990 Iroc Camaro


    6. #6
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      I assume that the LED boards are not touching any metal anywhere, to cause a short?....I don't know, just trying to help.
      Steve Martin
      67 Camaro RS
      66 Chevelle

    7. #7
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      Check your grounds. Nothing works well with a poor ground.
      1969 Camaro - LSA 6L90E AME sub/IRS
      1957 Buick Estate Wagon
      1959 El Camino - Ironworks frame
      1956 Cameo - full C5 suspension/drivetrain
      1959 Apache Fleetside

    8. #8
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      yeah ill be working on it more this week, Im going to go through all the wiring again (for the 3rd time lol) Hopeully I come up with something, Ill keep you updated....
      Brian
      -1972 Nova
      -1968 Camaro
      -1990 Iroc Camaro


    9. #9
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      I have the Spaghettis in my 70 - no problems.

    10. #10
      Join Date
      May 2006
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      Maybe its time to trash those signals. They are dangerous! everytime u came to a stop either the left or right would start flashing indicating a turn! It was very frustrating following u. Also both of them would flash at the same time as well. Then your battery would be dead all the time from those signals as well....Trash them if the company wont replace them for being defective or help fix this issue.

    11. #11
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      May 2006
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      I say we test them in my 68 firebird. I have brand new wiring and if they still act stupid then its def the turn signals.




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