Well, the signals are now working. But I don't know what the issue was. 1. I disconnected the relay and jumped 2 of the three wires going to it, the idea being that if I turn the blinker on the lights will come on and stay on without the relay inline. Except that I guessed wrong at first and blew a fuse (so at this point there is one bad fuse in the bike).
2. I don't have any spare fuses so I moved a 'good' fuse to the spot necessary to test the blinkers. (still only one 'missing' fuse, but this time it's not in the blinker spot so I can continue). 3. Ok, it has to be a bad relay, right? I bought a generic signal relay ($5). I had to swap two of the wires going to the connector but I *think* I got it wired correctly. Except when I turn on the blinker the lights come on and stay on again. I must have wired it incorrectly. 4. I try the original relay - nothing. 5. My extra fuses arrive so I put all the fuses in the bike. 6. New relay doesn't work (probably wired incorrectly). 7. I try the original relay - it works??? 8. I tidy up the wires going to the new rear signals - except one signal isn't going on. Mind you, the front signal IS blinking, so I don't think it's relay related. I jiggle the wires and it works. I disconnect the wires going to the rear signals, clean up the bullet connector contacts, and reassemble again with dialectric grease... the old relay continues to work. Did I have a bad fuse in there and not realize it? It's possible... or it was a bad connection to the fuse. Did the relay misfire for a while but playing with it made it work? Ummm... maybe? Bottom line: I have the new rear signals working and blinking when they are supposed to, so I'm calling it a win. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nighthawk_lovers/bf33dd0e-32bf-4bd1-a4bc-a650ae337c64%40googlegroups.com.
