High beam switch

[darrsi]

[quote author=darrsi link=topic=21701.msg251749#msg251749 date=1486241671]
[quote author=Graham53 link=topic=21701.msg251734#msg251734 date=1486237330]
Could it be that the wire that you found had been chafing wasn't the only one and that somewhere else on the circuit there's also a shorting wire ?? Or it's something on that circuit ,the problem started with the high beam If the output measured was 14.5 volts that would that suggest that the alternator doing its job and you've replaced the battery and reg/rec and if I've understood correctly that the only electrical problem you've had is the high beam then maybe go back to that

The damaged wire was was about 5mm from the headlight push on socket.
Bit baffled as there's nothing near it to rub on it?
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Sorry what I meant was somewhere on the whole full beam circuit , I mean it's not just a wire from the switch to the bulb, could there have been 2 faults on the circuit and you've found 1 hence the problem still exists ,
Ockhams fazer theory ?
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Only way i can really test it is by taking it for a spin with the headlight on full beam.
Not really desirable because if it's still wrong the batery will literally be flat once the key is turned off.
The wire that was fixed today could very possibly have been goosed from years ago without me knowing about it.
When i bought the bike it was in a bit of a sorry state and had blatantly been dropped on the right side as the poor repairs to the fairing were quite apparent.
I've slowly repaired things over time, but as i have no real need to use the high beam, other than the odd pass light, i've kind of worked round it.
The wire found today was weird 'cos when not connected the high beam dash light came on, but once resoldered it worked properly again when needed.