Signal-Stat 175 emergency flasher

[Bobacuda]

I have installed LED lights in the dash and complete M&H wiring harnesses in my 67 Barracuda convertible as part of the rebuild.

After much cursing, the dash is back in and now I am now chasing electro-gremlins. No dash lights, horn, flashers, dash lights, left turn signal.

So, as part of the gremlin chasing, I am changing the blinker flasher (old one currently clicks & cycles very fast), and the Signal-Stat 175 flasher for the emergency flasher does not make any sound and the flashers don’t work.

Before I pay the high price for a new SS175, can I use a common blinker flasher in its place, even if it just to test the system?

 

[67Dart273]

All old school flashers depend on current through the flasher to heat them up and cycle them. I'm going to guess "no" a conventional one won't work. If you just want to see if the lamps all light, you may be able to do that, or just put a jumper wire across the flasher socket.

There was a recent thread about a flasher part no. but I doubt I can find it

 

[69FBCuda]

Did you remove the steering column during the replacement?

 

[Bobacuda]

Did you remove the steering column during the replacement?

The body shop removed the steering column for painting.

As soon as my back cooperates, I will be back at work on the wiring. I can buy the directional signal flasher, but the emergency flasher appears to be pretty much eBay only.

BTW, how do you test the SS175? I connected power to one post and a ground to the other. The directional flasher clicks, SS 175 did nothing. Shouldn’t it also click if working?

 

[69FBCuda]

It should with the correct voltage

 

[Bobacuda]

It should with the correct voltage

Ok, it’s a dead SS175. Since I don’t know a comparable replacement, it’s on to eBay.

BTW, the flashers are for incandescent, not LEDs.