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Electrics
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 6:16 pm
Author: stevecastle
Evening all,
I fitted a new battery today as part of the putting back together processs
The idiot brake light bulb was replaced as it had blown, this now flashes permently when the ignition is switched on, rear light and brake light work fine ?
also
Indicators flash very slowly and not a all with the lights on unless i flick the fasher unit then they flash once.
iI guess i need a new fasher unit ?
Any help please
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 6:18 pm
Author: warren3200gt
Sounds more like a bad conection or earth to me.
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 6:21 pm
Author: PAULJAC47
Steve, you say idiot light on dash is flashing? this is a feature and is used to indicate that the brake lamp has blown,it does this via the outage relay which is a small grey plastic init that plug into the loom attached to a bracket on one of the coil studs,bit strange though as you say brake lamp is working?ps what is your battery voltage???Paul J
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 6:28 pm
Author: stevecastle
I only rode the bike for a few miles before stripping but did notice slow inictors with a pause before flashing.
Stop bulb did not work as blown
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 6:31 pm
Author: PAULJAC47
Is the idiot light on all the time or flashing when you brake?
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 6:41 pm
Author: stevecastle
Flashing continously when ignition switched on
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 6:57 pm
Author: PAULJAC47
You sound like you have a short or outage relay duff,unplug the relay and see what happens?
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2017 7:08 pm
Author: stevecastle
ok, thanks Paul
I will investigate further at first light
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2017 5:31 pm
Author: stevecastle
Unplugged the outage relay and the bulb stopped flashing
I guess a new relay required.
David suggested swapping the flasher unit with the hazard flasher unit, I did and indicators worked perfectly.
New flasher unit ordered.
Thanks all for your help.
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2017 5:54 pm
Author: PAULJAC47
Outage relay are pretty rare,do crop up on ebay usa sometimes...
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2017 6:56 pm
Author: warren3200gt
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 7:19 pm
Author: stevecastle
Thanks
Got one from the US ￡21 inc shipping