jason
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Post by jason on Aug 1, 2006 3:23:07 GMT
hi all.Bikes been fine lately until this morning..Once started the lights were quite dim ..When i revved the bike up the bulbs started blowing..Headlight tail light sidelights and speedo light..The only lights that work are the brakelight and the indicators.Could it be the voltage regulator that is the problem......jay
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Post by Macrofeet on Aug 1, 2006 14:38:52 GMT
supid question but did you leave out in the rain ?
if so sounds like water got in where it shouldent be
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jason
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Post by jason on Aug 8, 2006 14:32:27 GMT
No wasnt left out in rain..
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Post by ally1756 on Aug 10, 2006 17:21:26 GMT
voltage reg buddy  |
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Post by soulie007 on Oct 3, 2006 15:42:26 GMT
If you got a multimeter run it across the battery (DC) rev up the bike and if the dial goes crazy then its the voltage reg. Other tell take signs .. Hot battery.....Battery dry as the sahara des.
If the battery has been cooked then you're gonna need one of them too.:-(
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Post by px166bajaj on Oct 3, 2006 18:47:22 GMT
Check for poor earth if that dosnt work
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Post by larry8 on Oct 4, 2006 13:12:32 GMT
poor earth? I know what you mean, I planted some grass out back and it still hasn't come up. Neighbor said it was poor earth too. What has poor earth have to do with Jasons lights blowing up?
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Post by sunburnspain on Oct 4, 2006 15:25:17 GMT
In my huge, and vast mechanical experience (none). I found that bad earth can cause loads of probs. Used to have a caravan, when you touched the breaks the left indicator came on, headlights dimmed, all sorts of probs. traced back to a simple bad earth. Earthed it properly, no more probs.  |
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Post by px166bajaj on Oct 4, 2006 17:04:41 GMT
poor earth? I know what you mean, I planted some grass out back and it still hasn't come up. Neighbor said it was poor earth too. What has poor earth have to do with Jasons lights blowing up? Poor earth will stop bulbs working. I planted Tulip bulbs in a clay soil once and they didnt grow ;D |
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Post by hodgeyboy on Oct 4, 2006 19:31:59 GMT
BOOM BOOM!
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Post by larry8 on Oct 7, 2006 23:50:49 GMT
All kidding aside, after you get a new voltage regulator, have your battery checked. If it's OK then hook up a "battery tender" to the battery so you can plug it in at night. Your battery will last longer and you'll never have to worry about it being dead in the morning.
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Post by jialing on Oct 7, 2006 23:56:50 GMT
I agree with Larry you got a surge of current which the regulator couldnt handle when one of the lights blew. the other lights blew too because of the overload after the first light went.
Its the stupid way they wire these things up without fuse boxes like they do in cars.
No fuses to stop this sort of thing happening.... get yourself a fuse block and wire it into the system might save you $$$$$ in the long run simple job too if you know what your doing.
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Post by larry8 on Oct 8, 2006 20:38:19 GMT
Good idea jialing, didn't think of adding a fuse block.
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