Abstract: An electronic blinker circuit for a vehicle has an analog relay control section (24) and a digital circuit control section (25) arranged in a housing having only eight terminals. A holding circuit in the digital circuit section prevents an unintended oscillation when relay contacts are opened while a manual warn-blinker switch is still closed. When the engine ignition is switched off the blinker circuit requires a low quiescent current flow that is typically only 10 .mu.A.

Abstract: A method and an electronic circuit are for monitoring the operation of a circuit including a plurality of intermittently powered parallel load elements, such as the flasher lamps of a vehicle. The total load current is directed through a measuring shunt resistor, and the resulting voltage across the shunt is measured and evaluated. The measured voltage initially arising across the shunt is used as a basis to establish a first voltage level for a load failure control threshold. A second voltage level greater than the first voltage level is established as a short-circuit control threshold. Then, the voltage value arising across the shunt during operation of the circuit is compared to the load failure control threshold and the short-circuit control threshold, and a load failure or a short-circuit is detected dependent upon and responsive to the result of these comparisons.

Abstract: An electronic flasher unit for one or more flashing lamps activated by flasher switches is described. The flasher unit has at least three control inputs and an integrated circuit for controlling a flashing relay with relay contacts. In addition, further switching means are provided that can be used to alter the operating state of the integrated circuit as a function of the switch settings of the flasher switches and the ignition switch.

Abstract: A paintable, scratch-resistant, thermoplastic composition containing 40-70% by weight of total polymer of an uncured copolymer of ethylene and higher .alpha.-olefin, said copolymer containing at least 67 weight percent ethylene units and having a Mooney viscosity of from 40-80; 30-60% by weight of total polymer of crystalline propylene polymer; and 20-50 parts carbon black per 100 parts of total weight of polymers having an oil absorption number of 50-140 cc's per 100 grams and a mean particle diameter of about 34-77 millimicrons.