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Help! Dead bike.
rubyscube:
Stupid, stupid stupid...
Finally got my bike to work after lots of little problems.
Last piece of the puzzle was getting my blinkers working. Tracked the issue down to being the blinker relay, so I bought a new one. Put it in, and it worked perfectly... but I couldn't just leave it alone.
Reading around on forums I saw many people recommend using a LED-blinker instead of the standard one, citing things like more stability in the blinkers flashing etc.. So I tried a 12v LED relay.
Short story, put relay in.. turned on the ignition and turned blinker switch to the left, loud humming sound coming from the area of the relay, then the sound of something electrical dying, then nothing. Now nothing works.. none of the dash lights, electrical starter, lights.. nothing.
Hopefully I just blew a fuse. What do you guys think, and what fuse should I go about changing if my deduction seems probable?
Thanks :)
tom400f:
Well a LED indicator relay drives LED indicators, not filament bulbs, which I assume you still have? These draw many more watts than LEDs so you've likely fried the relay and blown the main fuse.
I guess put back the old relay and replace the fuse...
rubyscube:
--- Quote from: tom400f on June 30, 2016, 06:52:59 PM ---Well a LED indicator relay drives LED indicators, not filament bulbs, which I assume you still have? These draw many more watts than LEDs so you've likely fried the relay and blown the main fuse.
I guess put back the old relay and replace the fuse...
--- End quote ---
Yep, still got the filament bulbs.
What strength is the main fuse?
Nurse Julie:
--- Quote from: tom400f on June 30, 2016, 06:52:59 PM ---Well a LED indicator relay drives LED indicators, not filament bulbs, which I assume you still have? These draw many more watts than LEDs so you've likely fried the relay and blown the main fuse.
I guess put back the old relay and replace the fuse...
--- End quote ---
As you know Tom, I'm no expert but we put a LED relay on one of our bikes to cure a problem, as suggested by Hairygit (there is a post on here somewhere) and the standard filament bulbs were left in situ. It cured the problem and has been working fine since.
rubescube, the fuses are usually found in the fuse box ::) ::) ::) What bike is it?
hairygit:
Some led relays are much better than others, the ones I use are rated load of up to 250watts, more than enough for any bike, which is normally 45watts (2x 21watt main bulbs plus 3watt dash/warning lamp.
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