Hi Guys. Having a few issue with my bike, fitted LED indicators to the bike, all working and chuffed with my self, pulled it out this morning, only to see that the bike started to smoke near the solder points?, I pulled the battery, and in closer inspection noticed that the cables had melted? Now its all cleaned up but no function on the indicators, and the alarm keeps blowing the 10a fuse for the indicators and clock. now I have managed to work out that the left indicators are still working, but as soon as I indicate right, it blows the fuse. I have ordered a new flasher relay in the hope that its that, if it isnt then I'm shafted. going to have to go through the circuit diagram bit for bit, hence the question if anyone has a link to a circuit diagram. or if the weather holds, I may ride out to a helpfull soul? any takers?
Hi did you fit resistors to both sides? The blink rate will be too fast without them. Whats your email and I'll scan my haynes for you
PM sent Dave cheers I'm not too fussed with the rate at the minute, function would do me, I can adjust the rate with resistors. but it needs to be working before I can do that. I'm praying its the Relay and hasnt damaged the Alarm, the alarm sends a flasher signal to the leds, and blows the fuse? confussing the crap out of me!
Sounds more like a dead short mate on the flasher side, the flasher relay works or does not, so given that it works one side then it is ok, one flasher serves both sides so do not waste your money buyning another!! Have you access to a multimeter?
Ok a dead short sounds right but where would I be looking? the alarm? I mean the indicator relay is pulled and the fuse still blows when the alarm flashes! god I hope it aint the alarm, hate fitting and removing those things. running out of fuses
First things first. Pull both the wires from the indicators that blow the fuse, then check to see if the fuse blows when you switch the indicators on, try both left and right, if nothing blows and the one side is still flashing then you know the circuit is ok. Then connect up oe of the bad side and check again if it blows the fuse then dissconnect and try the other this will issolate where the fault lies and saves a lot of time.
You might have been lucky and only melted an indicator loom rather than the main loom which is causing you to blow a big 10 amp fuse!!!!!!!!!
Dude dont scare me with loom burning I've pulled all the led's off and its still doing it! I'm seriously upset right now.
Ok, it's looking grim mate, I have all the leds pulled and as soon as I switch the alarm it blows the fuse. looks like I'll be going through the loom
Wiring can be very daunting at times, but in reality its not that bad on a bike, just take your time and follow the diagram. It definately sounds like a dead short somewhere. Isolate different sections of the loom one at a time by removing indicators, relay, alarm harness etc and then see if the fuse still blows.........its easy to get frustrated with it, but don't let it beat you.....Go have a cuppa and then go back for a fresh look
Yeah mate, as stated it did work, all sorted and flashy flashy, this morning is when two of the cables started to smoke, went through the insulation tape, I cut the power via battery. I'm going to go through the diagram and as Gary already stated and go bit by bit through the diagram Dave promised to send me. and with a bit of luck I should find the issue. might find myself in the pub b4 its finished though, its all so upsetting.
Good luck with getting to the pub then............................................ you can always finish the bike in the morning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Did you reconnect all the earths on the battery?
Did you get the PDF mate, i sent it to your email address Get yourself down the pub, things will look better in the morning Alistair Hope you sort it
