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Electrical Problem - Headlight activating stop (brake) light

Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 3:34 pm
Author: JohnC
OK, so I decided to get the brake light working off the front brake lever as I'm now using a new (old) splitter I bought off Ebay. The splitter is like new, a right good find, so no reason to suspect anything amiss here. Previously the bike had no splitter and just ran single brake lines direct to the calipers.

I'd asked on the forum previously and was told that the blue and brown wires in the headlight go to the splitter. (see photos). BTW the wiring to the splitter is temporary until I get everything working fine. I do have 'some' aesthetic sympathy :)

Everything seemed fine at first, front brake lever now lights up the brake light, rear brake lever lights up the brake light as per normal, headlight working, high and low beams working fine - but, as soon as I switch on the headlight the brake warning light on the console lights up and stays on until I switch the headlights off again and neither brakes light up the rear lamp and the indicators don't work until I switch off the headlight again.

Indicators and hazards (US import) also work fine.

There is a brown and white wire which is sitting idle, not sure what that's for.

Any ideas where I'm going wrong here?

Oh and can someone tell me what fuses should go in the fuse box, seems a bit of a mix in there so I'd like to make sure I at least have a few spare. I blew 2 earlier in my feeble attempt to get things working :(

Cheers.

John

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Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 4:58 pm
Author: z1bman
TRY DISCONNECTING THE OUTAGE SWITCH UNDER THE FUEL TANK IT FITS ONTO A SMALL BRACKET BY THE COIL+ IS ABOUT 2 INCHES LONG + HAS A BLOCK CONNECTOR WITH 3 WIRES YOU CAN SEE IT IN YOUR PHOTO OF THE WIRING UNDER THE FUEL TANK

Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 6:24 pm
Author: JohnC
Hi again z1bman, yes disconnecting the outage switch (kind of) resolves the problem but as you probably know means I don't have the brake light working from the front lever. I often wondered what this wee doofer was for :)
The plastic block connector always looked a bit fried / melted, but I never bothered with it as I never had a brake light working from the splitter anyway.

Can you replace / buy these anywhere?

John

Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 6:29 pm
Author: PAULJAC47
Outage relays are a bit like Hens teeth i am afraid..and expensive when you find em(used),once had a circuit diagram produced for one ,more to it than you amy think!

Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 6:37 pm
Author: JohnC
Oh well, at least it passes an mot without one. I'll post up in wanted and take it out the loop for now :)

Cheers both.

John

Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 6:53 pm
Author: 000zeds
Can the outage switch not be by-passed :?:

I thought it was just to inform you if your brake light bulb is blown :!:

Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 6:57 pm
Author: PAULJAC47
You are correct it should make the brake light idiot lamp pulse on/off if filament has blown in brake lamp...

Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 8:12 pm
Author: 000zeds
Paul can it be by-passed :?:

Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 8:44 pm
Author: z1bman
DISCONNECTING THE OUTAGE SWITCH SHOULDN'T AFFECT THE FRONT BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH


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