2006-06-13 10:34:10 · 10 answers · asked by Rita M 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Your blinkers work off of a thermal flasher that when the bulbs come on their is a load put on the flasher unit, the flasher then heats up and and opens the circuit turning the bulbs off then quickly cools off then makes contact again. No two bulbs have the same resistance between them or the flashers do not always have the same time between turning on and off the bulbs, so it may seem that they are in time but really they are just a little bit off.
2006-06-13 10:48:18 · answer #1 · answered by Sparkey 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually the lights are controlled by relays that are not necessarily timed with those on other cars. What you perceive as being sinced up is actually just a brief time they are blinking together. one may be blinking every 1/20 of a second while the other is 1/21 of a second. Slowly as they progress the gap becomes more noticable until they appear completely different, but given time and observation you'll see them eventually cycle back around and blink what appears to be at the same time again!
2006-06-13 10:41:53 · answer #2 · answered by agamemnon_ray 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never noticed that happen before in any of my cars. But then again, I have never really looked for it either. I will have to watch for that.
The possible cause could be in the difference in lengths between the wiring to each blinker, or there could be different brands of bulbs in each blinker.
2006-06-13 10:39:04 · answer #3 · answered by Bradly T Weatherford Jones 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Turnsignals are operated by a "fuse" called a flasher. They are simple open/close switches that create the blink that we all know. Due to the mass production of these flashers, they do not operate the EXACT same, they are all a little off from one another.
2006-06-13 10:38:41 · answer #4 · answered by wixthedog 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the blinkers used to blink from a relay that was heat sensitive... each one was a little different that others... so they blink at slightly different rates
2006-06-13 10:39:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are not actually blinking at the same speed, all cars are slightly different
2006-06-13 10:37:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are actually blinking at different speeds.
2006-06-13 10:44:23 · answer #7 · answered by catmanbigwil 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there's a millisecond difference so sometimes it seems they are in harmony, but they are actually not.
2006-06-13 10:38:13 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OMG U NOTICE IT TOO!!! haha great question
2006-06-13 10:38:51 · answer #9 · answered by K8 is Gr8 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know but I have always wondered that!!!
2006-06-13 10:37:39 · answer #10 · answered by Mary Beth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋