Jeff Strickland did pass the time by typing:
> Gosh Jerry, you REALLY are older than dirt!
>
> That kind of flasher makes the turn signal come on and stay on steady - not
> flash- when a light at the other end of the car burns out. If the front
> light burns out, the rear light won't blink because there isn't enough
> current in the circuit to heat the bimetal parts inside the flasher.

(only slightly older than dirt here)

And as the bulbs corrode (draw more current) you
get the superblinkystrobe effect.

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DougW