Subject: Re: No Guzzi content: tail light wiring for custom.
Author: Ian Adkins
Date: Mar 28, 2001, 5:17 AM
Post ID: 1706072333
Good point Tom,
I had a tail light giving me the heeby geebies for a long time till I
realized that it wasn't grounding to the fender properly. I also had the
main ground wire from the battery not ground properly at one time..... even
though it was solidly attached to the battery tray. I guess there was some
oxidation there. Talk about weird voltmeter readings. Every time I touched
the bike I was becoming the ground :-) Took me a while to figure that one
out.
I learned that whenever I have an electrical problem the first thing I do is
check to make sure the grounds are good.
Regards...Ian
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Bowes <kk-@home.com>
To: Loopfram-@topica.com <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Date: March 27, 2001 11:21 PM
Subject: RE: No Guzzi content: tail light wiring for custom.
Todd, How are you providing a ground for the tailight while it is off the fender? It sounds like the turn signals are seeking ground through your LED tailight. Even though you only connected two wires, there are actually three connections needed to make thing work properly, and the third one normally comes through the fender and its connection to the tailight assembly. Try grounding the shell of the LED holder and see if it makes a difference. |
Tom '70 Ambassador '82 V50-III Shelby Township, Michigan |