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Message started by justink91 on 04/18/13 at 15:58:17

Title: trailer light as brake light now wont start
Post by justink91 on 04/18/13 at 15:58:17

so i took my back fender off with the turn signals, i put the rectifier in the air box. the electrical piece the battery terminals are connected to that was on the fender i attached to a piece of sheetmetal to the frame.
my question is that when i wired the three wires from
the bike to the two wire brake light they came on and then they slowly dimmed out. now im not getting any power at all aftrr i trickle charged my battery so i dont believe its the battery but it could be, also the fuses did not blow out im so frustrated because its getting to be really warm
out!!

Title: Re: trailer light as brake light now wont start
Post by ToesNose on 04/18/13 at 18:20:10

Double check your wiring, especially with the rectifier being relocated. Also make sure that the tail light is properly grounded, what did you do with the ground from the stock tail light? I hooked my original ground wire to the mounting bolts to assure a good ground.

Title: Re: trailer light as brake light now wont start
Post by justink91 on 04/18/13 at 20:52:10

i was told my fuses were not blown by the hardware guy but low and behold i put the new fuses in at it started right up!!! i was so relieved the only problem now is the brake light is always on so im going to double check the wiring tomorrow. i also grounded the stock light to the bolt mounts. thank you for your reply i appreciate it!

Title: Re: trailer light as brake light now wont start
Post by Cavi Mike on 04/19/13 at 08:26:05

You don't even know what a blown fuse looks like and you started redoing wiring? May god have mercy on your soul.

Title: Re: trailer light as brake light now wont start
Post by apache snow on 04/19/13 at 08:56:04

Sometimes you cannot tell by looks if they are blown. I have seen several fuses thet looked normal but tested bad. ::)

Title: Re: trailer light as brake light now wont start
Post by SALB on 04/19/13 at 08:57:16

123027381C383A34510 wrote:

You don't even know what a blown fuse looks like and you started redoing wiring? May god have mercy on your soul.

Or, he's got an intermittent open, and it was just coincidence that it decided to start with the new fuse. [smiley=sad.gif]

Title: Re: trailer light as brake light now wont start
Post by justink91 on 04/23/13 at 13:43:43

its actually been running well the brake light just stays on and doesnt get brighter when i push the brakes though.

Title: Re: trailer light as brake light now wont start
Post by Cavi Mike on 04/23/13 at 19:53:34

213021232825332E2F37400 wrote:

Sometimes you cannot tell by looks if they are blown. I have seen several fuses thet looked normal but tested bad. ::)

A plastic blade fuse like on our bikes? No you haven't unless you're totally blind.

Title: Re: trailer light as brake light now wont start
Post by apache snow on 04/24/13 at 05:55:15

7A584F507450525C390 wrote:

[quote author=213021232825332E2F37400 link=1366325898/0#4 date=1366386964]Sometimes you cannot tell by looks if they are blown. I have seen several fuses thet looked normal but tested bad. ::)

A plastic blade fuse like on our bikes? No you haven't unless you're totally blind.[/quote]

No I'm not blind and how do know what I have seen. Thats just it, you don't know but you like to post little snide remarks. ::)

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