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Weird electrical fault

  • PeteFXDB
    PeteFXDB
    14 years ago

     Can anyone help with this?

     

    My wife's 89 Sporty is suffering a strange elect problem. After riding about 15kms (so when the motor is nice and warm) the indicators and brake light stops working. The headlight and tail light however remain functional.

    I have had a look at all the wires I can see and none of them are exposed and shorting out.

     

    Any advise/help/stories appreciated.

     

    Cheers

     

  • PeteFXDB
    PeteFXDB
    14 years ago
    Steamer,
    There is only only of those relays and it lives under the seat. It was resting on the side of the oil tank but I moved it so next to the rear guard (still under the seat) to keep it away from the heat of the oil tank but this didnt work.
    Any other thoughts?
  • Bonkerz
    Bonkerz
    14 years ago
    Relays (the square black ones anyway) usually aren't expensive - so why not try swapping it? Contacts, solder connections etc have a habit of fucking up over time (including them expanding away from where they are meant to be when heated up) and it never hurts to have a spare hanging around anyway.
  • PeteFXDB
    PeteFXDB
    14 years ago
    Thanks guys, so far the new relay (total cost $5.95) has worked. Need to go for a much longer ride to test it properly though :)