looked at the plug that earths the starterbutton/killswitch etc?
might be a broken wire somewhere.... if we could somehow have a multimeter attached to all wires when it next cuts out...
looked at the plug that earths the starterbutton/killswitch etc?
might be a broken wire somewhere.... if we could somehow have a multimeter attached to all wires when it next cuts out...
It's all the fun of intermittent electrical faults.
If you have a poor connection somewhere it will cause a high resistance.
The greater the current passing through that connection the greater the voltage dropped across it...in other words there is less voltage available for the rest of the bike, such as the ignition.
If you add extra load such as a high beam it may mean that the voltage drop across the connection is too great to allow the ignition to operate.
Another way of testing using a multimeter would be to measure voltage across connections.
Test across the battery terminals without the bike running and you should get 12v or thereabouts.
Turn the light onto full beam, indicator on, stop light on and test from the negative terminal to the frame.
There should be no voltage reading, wriggle the wire a little to see if this changes.
Do the same on the positive from the battery terminal to the main fuse.
Then from the main fuse to the fuse box.
A high resistance joint will show a voltage reading.
A good joint will have minimal or none.
Have fun testing across as many connections as you can but they would be the first ones I would try. Make sure you gently work the joints a little as you test them.
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this action, without re-protecting the contacts with crc or similar, can dry out the contacts and joints, causing dry corrosion.
the aircraft industry uses anti-corrosion product on electrical connections to prevent water ingress. you should re-protect any places you clean with contact cleaner
Cheers for the advice everyone, may take another look at things this Friday.
Went for a quick ride SH16 today was a good 2 hours all up and had no problems at all... The one thing I did differently was only ride on low beam rather than full like usual.
still won't help you (or the next owner) next time you need high beam at night....
my thinking is if the electrical system somehow can't take the load of high beams, in a few months time the bike will be cutting out every time you hit the indicators......
Hmmm, well maybe friday at Stephens I can attack it with the multimeter, with the guidance of others haha!
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