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CB400F right-hand switch module removal
Bryanj:
At that price worth a try but take pics as you go and report back. I just hope that as its a UK firm that it works on a US switch that does not have a lights on/off
mattsz:
Shapeways.com was founded in The Netherlands, but is based in New York. Measured and modeled by two guys in the US from their US-spec CB550...
Bryanj:
Great, when i looked at the link i thought it was priced in £ so guessed it was UK but then you should never assume.
Go for it i think all that type of switch has the same starter button.
The difference is that early bike with lights on/off had a solenoid that had power with key on and was grounded at the bars but later bikes had no light switch as lights came on with key(US rules) and the solenoid had a permanent ground and was fed power from the button which turned lights off at same time to give starting current.
mattsz:
--- Quote from: Bryanj on December 24, 2018, 11:25:36 PM ---Great, when i looked at the link i thought it was priced in £ so guessed it was UK but then you should never assume.
Go for it i think all that type of switch has the same starter button.
The difference is that early bike with lights on/off had a solenoid that had power with key on and was grounded at the bars but later bikes had no light switch as lights came on with key(US rules) and the solenoid had a permanent ground and was fed power from the button which turned lights off at same time to give starting current.
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Maybe it's one of those "smart" sites that knows where you are, and adjust accordingly. I see there's a pull-down which allows one to change country and currency, the price changes accordingly...
I've got the latter (later) type - no light switch. As you say, starter switch has two positions - normally closed contacts feet the headlight. Pushing the button temporarily engages normally open contacts for starter solenoid, and kills the headlight...
mattsz:
The original pieces, and the 3D-printed replacement:
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I've got the metal parts soaking in penetrating oil overnight; I'll clean them and try to reassemble tomorrow.
I realize I didn't explain about this very well... US SOHC forum member Smudgemo and his neighbor measured his broken switch housing and created a 3D CAD file for it, then submitted it to the printing firm, who will sell you one directly. Here's a post which covers the basics (it's part of a longer thread, but there's many missing photobucket pics throughout):
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,163170.msg1931745.html#msg1931745
And, a link to his 10-minute Youtube video showing the process step-by-step:
https://youtu.be/Jirl6UqFSyE
So I'll post my experience here, but the links above provide great detail about this smart little product...
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