28-05-14, 10:11 AM
Following on from my Back-Up Fuse and permanent Instrument Live problem.
The set of clocks arrived from eBay. I plugged them in and they were live constantly as same as the original ones.
I took the rear cowl off, disconnected the multi pin to the rear lamp unit; that made no difference. So I decided I was going to tidy up the wiring that was left from removing the META alarm some 8 years ago. At that time I just crimp connected a few wires and it’s been running fine for over 24,000 miles. Picking these crimped wires, I cut one at a time and checked if things worked. After cutting a link from Brown to a red green (I think) and re-seating my 10 amp fuse; no instruments came on and the bike started fine. Checked all I could think of and all seemed OK. Re-set clock, and it retained correct time when ignition turned off, so there is a feed to the clocks.
So I tidied up the harness, replaced it as it should be. I have to get it Mot’d next week, beginning of June, so when it’s running I will check all again.
I really don’t know what I did but now it seems OK!
Now this lot has been like this, as I say, for a least 8 years, and it gives me all this grief when I accidently short out the earth to the rear indicators!
The set of clocks arrived from eBay. I plugged them in and they were live constantly as same as the original ones.
I took the rear cowl off, disconnected the multi pin to the rear lamp unit; that made no difference. So I decided I was going to tidy up the wiring that was left from removing the META alarm some 8 years ago. At that time I just crimp connected a few wires and it’s been running fine for over 24,000 miles. Picking these crimped wires, I cut one at a time and checked if things worked. After cutting a link from Brown to a red green (I think) and re-seating my 10 amp fuse; no instruments came on and the bike started fine. Checked all I could think of and all seemed OK. Re-set clock, and it retained correct time when ignition turned off, so there is a feed to the clocks.
So I tidied up the harness, replaced it as it should be. I have to get it Mot’d next week, beginning of June, so when it’s running I will check all again.
I really don’t know what I did but now it seems OK!
Now this lot has been like this, as I say, for a least 8 years, and it gives me all this grief when I accidently short out the earth to the rear indicators!