Why it\'s not possible to synchronize turn signals (but also absolutely is)

Use your blinkers. Links \'n Stuff Aging Wheels\' video on my Figaro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE2dKZ492TA My old turn signal video: https://youtu.be/O1lZ9n2bxWA This channel is supported through viewer contributions on Patreon. Thanks to the generous support of people like you, Technology Connections has remained independent and possible. If you\'d like to join the amazing people who\'ve pledged their support, check out the link below. Thank you for your consideration! https://www.patreon.com/technologyconnections And thank you to the following patrons! Andrew Ewen, Fr. Darryl Millette, Rasmus Larsen, Stelly , TKB , Tímo , Derek Ledbetter, Tom Powell (zifnab06), geekiskhan , nikolaevarius , Nebelwerfer Granitara, Benjamin Rippel, Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries, Cole Kurkowski, Zach Nash, Chris Gerlinsky, Jonathan Lima, Tony Perkins, John Comtois, Kyle Halgerson, Phnod, Seth Junot, David Gauthier, Jonathan Paz, Ruben Schade, SJ , Cory Durham, Christopher Rebert, Glen Parker, Edward Drozd, Sam Barber, Austin Whaley, Rohan Patil, Nicholas Hubbard, Ryan Bateman, Larry Wheeler, Ola Elias Lorås, Rob Coleman, Liam , Andira Muttakim, huitz, NextMan , Denis Phillips, Jon Adams, Eric Noriega, mak., lastsecondsave, Marcus Congdon, LoRNix, Bernardo Lopes, Damnable Nook, Kevin Ingersoll, C. A. Patrick Voigt, Andrew Hangsleben, Mike Jacob, Roddy Reavis, coudy , Alex Abebe, Nathan Lawrence, Charles Gillanders, sheepish.alpaca , Juhani Saarinen, Ashley Hakker, M10360 , Salvatore Nuzzo, Jake Austin, Thibault Martin-Lagardette, ei, Rob Lion, Ohad Lutzky, John Julian, Edward Harris, Michael Young, Mirror, Rebecca Valentine, Justin Howell, Cmdr MadMax, Chris Miller, David Cawthon, Dolphinhats , Brian Taylor, Arnas , Jacob Kubacki, Bob Meyers, BEAVIS, Michael V, Ross George, Kael, Merton Hale, JCRail , Micah Catlin, AZbytes , Sebastian S, NDM, StellarDrift, John Goldhamer, Bob Holt, John-Paul Holt, Ruleryak, Andrew Rogers, Evan Doyle, wholegroanoats , Endless Mike, Torte Hanrahan, Jamie Mastro, Shivan , Ethan Pierce, NQR , Jeff Powell, Anthon Hintzen, Devin Luxner, CJ Mariani, Stefan Kaczmarek, Timm B, Wolf Tolbert, Nhan L, Joon Choi, Sebastien De Groof, Robert T Kirton, Alex Ferriroli, Juha Kuikka, Maggie Danger, Matthew Lowe, An Ho, Sean Callinan, Aquinon, Mitch Buchan, Sarah Collie, Michael Grados, Daniel Nefzger, Matias Mariani, Christopher Barback, yetanothername , Synoiz , Chip , Ulises Vargas, Jennifer Rae Fuchek, Adrian Bridgett, Chad Gertz, Zhongchao Qian, Sean Murphy, Robey Pointer, Hayden Taylor, Alexander folk, Omnizen, Zach Bean, mstar27, Peter Bergström, Peter Amling, GGreathouse , Sam Becraft, Chris Benejam, Veronica Cary, Vincent Sandstoe, Robert Mikhayelyan, Corey Ogburn, Harlan , Mike Stunes, William Leonard, Cory King, Matt Braun, Eugene Arutchev, Steven Fazzio, Harrison Co, Michael Cafarelli, Gabriel, Justin Patriquin, Olof , Doug Wallace, Brad Quinn, Jim Puls, Zachary W Collins 00:00 Intro 01:15 History of turn signals 02:35 Basic controls overview 04:44 Turn signal switch 05:30 The Thermal Flasher 07:13 Mechanism and operation 09:24 Why synchronization isn\'t possible 11:41 Modern flasher design (capacitor) 15:47 LEDs and a public service announcement 20:12 Electronic flasher (aftermarket) 21:21 OEM electronic flashers 22:53 Hyperflashing 24:55 Modern cars and what changed 29:29 Computerization and CAN bus 31:45 The Answer - What that means for turn signals 33:10 Fun Facts and closing thoughts 35:25 Bloopers