Thursday, September 24, 2009

Where are the lights?!!?!

I was riding the motorcycle home and noticed the headlight was not on. This is a problem as the headlight on a motorcycle always comes on when the ignition is in the 'on' position. Step #1, check the bulb. Looks good. #2, find the fuse (under the left fairing/body work). Looks good. Hmm... #3, check for a lighting relay (further under the bodywork). That looks good.... Bust out the multi-meter and check the fuse box. No power in the lighting circuit. Weird... after a check of the internet, it turns out there's a wire in the starter switch that comes loose that's part of the lighting circuit! When you hit the starter on the motorcycle, it kills the headlight so that there's enough juice to turn the starter.

So here's the culprit after I soldered it back together:


I soldered it using the butane powered soldering torch thingy. It's pretty good!

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