You where writing to Day Brown;
>  DB> These diodes have about .6 or .7 volt drop going thru them; with a
>  DB> 12 volt system, a bulb that gets 11.3 volts is obviously dimmer. As
>  DB> the flasher sends a charge thru the wire, it gets to the junction
>  DB> where brake wire goes to the bulb, and the diode blocks the current
>  DB> from going back up the wire to the bulb on the other side, so it
> can
>  DB> only light the turning side.
> 
> Hmmmmm. What if you used a voltage doubler circuit ahead of the diode
> and then
> reostat it down to the 12 volts required to keep the bulbs bright, after
> the diode?
Way too much work. =)  Don't forget the system is actually operating around
14 volts when things are working right, a .7 (point seven) volt drop across
a diode is insignificant in the overall picture.
Alex.
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