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What is this coil under my signal flasher?

Sorry but I just realized I dont know how to post photos, and that I forgot to post one earlier. I did discover the coil is a limiter for the electrical circuit.

For pictures; there is a post here with the subject of Photo Test. It was the 3rd post on the new forum format. You can find it by going to page 23 of 23 of the post listings. It can also be found by typing in "upload a picture" in the search bar in the upper right. This post will step you through it

That "coil" ts the Current Limiter, as you found out, and is the one Dale was talking about replacing with the Road Toad Voltage Regulator. The regulator works MUCH better than the limiter. Just use both leads going to the Limiter to connect to the voltage regulator. I used the mounting holes for the limiter to mount my regulator. I fabricated a small piece of sheet metal into a 90 degree angle long enough to cover the mounting holes on the battery box to mount the VR, and then mounted the whole assembly to those mounting holes. Looks really good, 'cept I should have painted it.

A couple photos to illustrate:
The angle here is looking straight up toward the sky This is just a side view extreme closeup

it is the voltage regulator