Subject: Horn Trouble
Author: Dennis Jones
Date: Jul 9, 2001, 4:59 PM
Post ID: 1707426747
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Since we're havin' such fun with electrical woes on loopframes, here's =
another. Ever since I got my Eldo in 1997 I have had horn troubles. It =
came with the original horn, and the horn beeped weakly. I would fiddle =
with cleaning the connections and then the horn adjustor nut to get it =
to work, but it was an on again/off again thing. Sometimes it would =
work, and sometimes it just squeaked or simply didn't sound at all. I =
shopped for a replacement horn and, after trying two, I settled on a =
Fiamm as I recall. It worked well and was pretty loud when I installed =
it over last winter. When I took it to the NY Rally, I noticed that the =
horn would only sound intermittently, and I would often have to massage =
the horn button to get it to sound. Rode the bike this past weekend and =
the horn wouldn't work at all. Removed the switchbox cover off the CEV =
switchgear and cleaned the horn button contacts. It's a NOS switch =
(less than 2 years old), so it doesn't have years of wear and doesn't =
see rain. Anyhow, upon re-assembly it would make the horn beep weakly =
compared to the 130 decibels advertized, and that it used to deliver. =
My question is......have others had nuisance problems with horns on =
loopframes? Do you run a relay on your horn circuit, and is that the =
solution? I would like to be able to get on my Eldo every ride and know =
that my horn will work, and from the day I bought this bike, I have =
never had that assurance from week to week. Any input would be =
appreciated.
Dennis
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electrical woes on=20
loopframes, here's another. Ever since I got my Eldo in 1997 I =
have had=20
horn troubles. It came with the original horn, and the horn beeped =
weakly. I would fiddle with cleaning the connections and then the =
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adjustor nut to get it to work, but it was an on again/off again =
thing. 20
Sometimes it would work, and sometimes it just squeaked or simply didn't =
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at all. I shopped for a replacement horn and, after trying two, I =
settled=20
on a Fiamm as I recall. It worked well and was pretty loud when I=20
installed it over last winter. When I took it to the NY Rally, I =
noticed=20
that the horn would only sound intermittently, and I would often have to =
massage=20
the horn button to get it to sound. Rode the bike this past =
weekend and=20
the horn wouldn't work at all. Removed the switchbox cover off the =
CEV=20
switchgear and cleaned the horn button contacts. It's a NOS switch =
(less=20
than 2 years old), so it doesn't have years of wear and doesn't see =
rain. 20
Anyhow, upon re-assembly it would make the horn beep weakly compared to =
the 130=20
decibels advertized, and that it used to deliver. My question =
is......have=20
others had nuisance problems with horns on loopframes? Do you run =
a relay=20
on your horn circuit, and is that the solution? I would like to be =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dennis</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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