Flasher unit problems

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HI All!

Well Frodo is back from having his diff fixed! Unfortunately, Martins seals are so good that while he was away, the drivers side door didn't get shut properly, and lots of that nasty wet stuff got in. Everything is fine except when I was driving him home this evening, the indicators didn't work. On arrival I also found the hazards weren't working. A bit of detective work found that the flasher unit was half full with water!

I took it off and dried it out, and after a bit of fiddling, got it to sort of work! Except, instead of going tick tick tick, and the lights going on and off, it goes zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz and no lights come on.

I think that the solenoid is vibrating rather than switching, and that it might be due to the capacitor not holding charge.

Has anyone else got any suggestions?
Failing that, what is there in the way of a suitable replacement?

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Leave it on a radiator for a couple of days:I
I'm sure Martin or Speedies should have one.

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Wonder if that's the problem with Peggy's indicators. You can replace it with a modern electronic one from Halfords, much more reliable and consistent. Usually just need to add an earth to the modern one, rest connects as normal.

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If I told you I was a pathological liar, would you believe me?
Peggy's got an MOT !!! (not a lie)
 
Any old flasher unit will do, they are all the same in principle :)
i recently had one pack up on the J4 and replaced it with one from a motorcycle, which actually works better :D

"you were only supposed to blow the bloody SLIDING doors off"
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Cheers all!
So having done a bit more research, is it an electronic switch or a heated one?
The switching seemed far too fast to be temperature based.

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I'd imagine it was a 'mechanical/temperature' one if it's the original type.

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If I told you I was a pathological liar, would you believe me?
Peggy's got an MOT !!! (not a lie)
 
Bi-metal, just replace with a simple modern one ;)

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