Indicators. Help!

[CaMo]

Hey people

Just got me a new bike and the indicators don't go.

If I indicate left or right I can hear the relay ticking on/off but no flashing. Bulbs seem to be sweet and can't see a fuse for them anywhere

Where to start? Its a 91 CBR250RR

Cam ;)

[Gubb]

Dunno about the CBR, but mine's under my seat, next to the battery. Are both wires connected properly to the bulbs?

[manicmedic]

on the vfr400 it's under the seat .... google wiring diagrams or handbook. maybe take of rear bodywork. It has to be somewhere accessable.

[notme]

Is the relay ticking at the right speed? If the bulbs are not flashing and it seems to be the right speed then either it's a non-load sensitive relay or something weird is going on....

[CaMo]

cheers people..... It appears to be a common prob with the cbr250 hand switch contact getting dirty. Was gonna pull it apart and clean them but it just came right by itself after I turned them on/off quite a few times. Seems to work mint now but will clean it out when have time :)

[imdying]

Little bit of 400 wet n dry, little bit of contact cleaner :yes:

As I understand it... when a contact gets dirty, the resistance goes up, and the current draw then goes up too. Eventually the current draw gets higher than the switch is happy with, and it starts depositing part of one contact on the other, which in turn makes the contacts not meet correctly, which increases the resistance, etc etc etc... eventually they fail :(

If you're getting in there for some loving, to both sides and all the contact points :)