07-05-14, 10:51 PM
Malc has been extremely helpful. He very kindly sent me a spare ‘ignition module’ that he had. Unfortunately that hasn’t cured my problem. Malc also suggested that I check the ‘Back-up’ fuse. If this is gone he thinks I may have blown my PCB in the instrument panel. I checked the fuse, that had blown, but on stripping the instruments, I cannot see any burning, or anything untoward.
Replacing this ‘Back-up’ 10 amp fuse causes the instruments to light up, without any key in the lock. It also powers up the main relay, I can hear it click. If I remove this fuse, (and although I haven’t ridden it yet), the bike starts and revs as normal. The lights, indicators and horn work OK. Everything seems OK. The cooling fan even starts after a few minutes of running, as it should.
So just exactly what is this ‘Back-up’ circuit for? Can I safely ride the bike without it? I know my trip odometers and the clock will not retain their values, BUT is there anything else that I should worry about?
Replacing this ‘Back-up’ 10 amp fuse causes the instruments to light up, without any key in the lock. It also powers up the main relay, I can hear it click. If I remove this fuse, (and although I haven’t ridden it yet), the bike starts and revs as normal. The lights, indicators and horn work OK. Everything seems OK. The cooling fan even starts after a few minutes of running, as it should.
So just exactly what is this ‘Back-up’ circuit for? Can I safely ride the bike without it? I know my trip odometers and the clock will not retain their values, BUT is there anything else that I should worry about?