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Post by copperhead2959 on Jun 5, 2012 21:40:15 GMT -6
anybody want to come out or me come to them and help fix my tail lights? they come on but stay solid, meaning they light up but dont blink. its an 81 kz750. help would be appreciated and id of course pay you for your time. get ahold of me thanks guys
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Post by tpierce on Jun 6, 2012 5:33:47 GMT -6
Is the bike roadworthy? Are you riding to Jacks on Saturday? I'm sure there will be lots of volunteers at the bbq. Let's dive in then. Brats and electrical shorts. Life is good
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Post by brad on Jun 6, 2012 5:56:25 GMT -6
Brats and electrical shorts. Life is good We're supposed to bring electrical shorts? Now it's a party!!  |
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Post by copperhead2959 on Jun 6, 2012 6:10:38 GMT -6
i havent had a bike to go to meets yet so this will be my first where is jacks?
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Post by copperhead2959 on Jun 6, 2012 6:10:58 GMT -6
those sgorts are awesome.lol
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Post by taylorh on Jun 6, 2012 6:13:05 GMT -6
When you say they don't blink, do you mean the tail light is on, but it does not get brighter when the brakes are applied?
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Post by copperhead2959 on Jun 6, 2012 6:14:18 GMT -6
the brake works fine its the blinkers dont blink they just light up
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Post by woahblackbetty on Jun 6, 2012 6:21:54 GMT -6
Could be that the 'winker relay' is bad.
Also, I've seen it where if you only have one lamp on the circuit (rear blinkers only vs front & rear) the single lamp doesn't pull enough current to heat up the winker relay enough for it to trip to the open position.
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Post by taylorh on Jun 6, 2012 6:30:59 GMT -6
I had that same problem on a CB550. Mine was due to a previous owner doing some "custom" wiring. I bought the cheapest flasher relay I could find at O'Reilly and straightened out the birds nest to find the right wires and it worked.
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Post by taylorh on Jun 6, 2012 6:32:55 GMT -6
Also, I've seen it where if you only have one lamp on the circuit (rear blinkers only vs front & rear) the single lamp doesn't pull enough current to heat up the winker relay enough for it to trip to the open position. If that is the case, would an electronic flasher work? |
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Post by woahblackbetty on Jun 6, 2012 7:29:05 GMT -6
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Post by taylorh on Jun 6, 2012 8:23:11 GMT -6
Copper, are they stock signals?
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Post by copperhead2959 on Jun 6, 2012 11:02:34 GMT -6
no the guy i bought it from put led tailights on he back and took off the front signals, sorry for the delay ive been at work, ill get new relays and see if that works and if not then oh well i have some new parts.
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Post by copperhead2959 on Jun 6, 2012 11:03:44 GMT -6
and yes the relays are stock
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Post by woahblackbetty on Jun 6, 2012 11:05:11 GMT -6
The LED's won't be pulling enough current to heat up the winker relay. If you switch to a solid state or LED flasher then you should be just fine!
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