would this be the indicator relay? both flashes going bright

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would this be the indicator relay? both flashes going bright

Post by fishtail » 07 Feb 2012, 13:39

after ripping off one rear indictor entirely -

now indicators dont work at all

front indi's are on ( faintly? ) and activating left or right with the switchgear results in BOTH front going bright?!

I scored some incandescent indicators - ( on special ! ) ( old missing one side were LED - but the front indicators look to be incandescent bulb type )

after soldering and crimping the heads on ( what's the name for these ?)

( tested with a battery 4x aa = 6 v -) they are glowing

connected to bike - not working..

its still raining here so I havent taken head light to look at relay... ( wasnt earlier today but I had to work! )

according to the manual I can test . ( manual downloaded from here *might* be an AR manual?? is that massively different on electrical?
)

I did take a measurement of the voltage on the wires feeing the indicator lights but it seemed low - ( less than 2 V - and it pulsed - but that could have been it idling )

assuming thats bust I will just go and find any 2 connector relay?

found this on here.. ( think it was alan H )
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>here's how to wire the AR using a 2-pin solid state relay and a diode...

>Track down the old relay and unplug it. If you can track down a suitable socket from an old donor loom or from an online supplier, you can build a little sub-loom. >Alternatively you can cut, solder and heatshrink to get the following:
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>Join Orange and Orange/White together (front and rear left indicator feeds)
>Join Light Blue and Light Blue/White together (front and rear right indicator feeds)
>Connect 2-pin or solid-state relay between Grey (feed to indicator switch) and Black (12v feed in via 5A fuse).
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>At this point the indicators should work. if you're using a solid state relay and they are not flashing, swap the relay connections over.
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>Next, to get the dash light working, you need to connect a diode to the blue with orange stripe wire. Connect the other end of the diode to the Grey. if it doesn't work, swap >the diode around. --- Job done.
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Re: would this be the indicator relay? both flashes going bright

Post by fishtail » 08 Feb 2012, 07:50

solved!

classic case of over thinking! ( waiting for the rain )

i had prepared - crocodile clips and battery

meter for testing

finally not at work and not rainign...

whipped headlight off -

figured out which was flasher unit.. 7 cables...

pulled connection

- went hmmm corroded and dirty... sprayed clean..

reconnected - thought wonder if that fixed it

it did!

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