Graham,
I'd still pull them and check the harness - can't hurt - but
if that is the case, you have a break in a wire or another disconnect
somewhere between the plug in for the signals and where the power
comes from.
-Joey
On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 3:21 PM, Graham Rogers
<[email protected]> wrote:
> all the turn signals work when tested on a battery
>
> On Aug 27, 2012, at 3:14 PM, Joey Kelley wrote:
>
>> Graham,
>> Dumb question - if you pull the turn signals out and
>> separate them from the harness - do you have power at the appropriate
>> wires there? If you do, its in the socket or the wires leading to it.
>> If not, your break is between that point in the harness and the rest
>> of the harness.
>> -Joey
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 3:04 PM, Graham Rogers
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> thanks Ross, I already thought of that
>>>
>>> On Aug 27, 2012, at 1:13 PM, Ross M. Jamison wrote:
>>>
>>> Graham,
>>> Check to see that there are NO LED bulbs installed. Led & incandescent will
>>> not work together. You can make them but you will need a resistor between
>>> the led & power source.
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>>
>>> Ross M. Jamison
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Aug 27, 2012, at 8:25 AM, Graham Rogers <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> thanks Kurt, I'll come back to it again later - I have to put my mind on
>>> something else for a while, it's too boggled, Graham
>>>
>>> On Aug 27, 2012, at 9:21 AM, Kurt Nolte wrote:
>>>
>>> Graham, to recap:
>>>
>>> You have swapped the relay, and you know you have four working bulbs.
>>>
>>> The relay supplies power to the signal switch. Internal contacts in the
>>> switch disconnect the parking light (not supplied by the relay) and connect
>>> the pathway to the proper signals side. The load of the bulbs draws a
>>> certain amount of current through the relay, which heats up a metal strip.
>>> This causes the strip to change shape, breaking the circuit. Current stops
>>> flowing, the strip cools and makes the circuit to start the cycle all over
>>> again.
>>>
>>> If you have an issue with all four signals, the problem must lie somewhere
>>> upstream of the switch, including the switch itself.
>>>
>>> When the switch is OFF, you will read voltage at the switch from the relay;
>>> the meter makes the connection and allows current to flow. If you have
>>> voltage at the switch, try checking JUST continuity across switch contacts.
>>> Unplug the wire from the relay; if it is functioning properly you'll just
>>> get intermittent voltage, which isn't useful for checks.
>>>
>>> Kurt
>>>
>>> On Aug 27, 2012 8:21 AM, "Graham Rogers" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Allen, I spent a couple of hours at it yesterday afternoon - couldn't
>>>> find it. I'll try again today and report back. It seems that I have 12 v
>>>> from the gray wire at the relay to the turn signal bulb but when I activate
>>>> the turn signal it cancels the voltage in the gray wire (which may be it
>>>> should if the gray wire carries voltage to the running lights and the
>>>> running lights go out when activating the turn signal). However the green
>>>> and white is not hot to the bulb when I activate the turn signal. I tried
>>>> jumping wires from the relay to various places along the wire harness. Just
>>>> give me carbs to clean instead! Graham
>>>>
>>>> On Aug 26, 2012, at 11:36 PM, Allen Thomas wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Graham, any luck on finding the bad wire?
>>>> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
>>>> ________________________________
>>>> From: "Allen Thomas" <[email protected]>
>>>> Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:54:49 +0000
>>>> To: Nightwawk Lovers<[email protected]>
>>>> ReplyTo: [email protected]
>>>> Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Turn signal problems - AGAIN ALLEN!
>>>>
>>>> That is what the givi cases are for.
>>>> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
>>>> ________________________________
>>>> From: Kurt Nolte <[email protected]>
>>>> Sender: [email protected]
>>>> Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2012 11:25:24 -0400
>>>> To: <[email protected]>
>>>> ReplyTo: [email protected]
>>>> Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Turn signal problems - AGAIN ALLEN!
>>>>
>>>> You crazy lucky people and your blinker parties. I'm nine hours away. :/
>>>>
>>>> Javier, where do you fit the cooler on the bike? Inquiring minds...
>>>>
>>>> -Kurt
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