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Woodside:
I suppose that does make sense
As an electrician for 30 years I was always told when finding a blown fuse to just replace .if it blows again start fault finding ..and when pretty sure you had found said fault try again ......thats 2 fuses gone.
3rd one is possibly to replace the one you dropped and couldn't find ...
mickandsej:
I think mine really needs a rewire, so much of the harness has been butchered, other parts are brittle, a lot of it is waterlogged. The principle I’m working to is track & trace fault finding in all the usual “barn find†areas, got it running, now running well, get it stopping, steering, bouncing, see where I’m going, tell others where I’m going, what’s that puddle, how fast will she go, ooh that’s rusty, but one day soon I’ll be able to jump on it, go for a blat on a B road, realise just how good it is, maybe use it for commuting, ride past that bikers caff where all the shiney weekend hogs park up (have to, its on my way to work...), relive the fizzy days of my yoof..
Sounds all poetic doesn’t it
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deltarider:
Woodside, that's what I call robustness. From now on I'll have three in that grommet and another three in that little niche in the tooltray. That's for in case I forgot there was that grommet or - vice versa - that little niche. Yes, we're all getting older, folks. Now let me see, where did I leave my bike...
For those interested, I discovered a minor error in the wiring diagram for the CB550K2 (aka CB550 '76) on p. 172 of the Shop Manual Honda CB500-CB550 http://www.honda4fun.com/pdf_man_officina/pdf_manuali/CB500-550/CB500-550-K_09.pdf. The same error occurs in all three wiring diagrams of the CB500K2 (ED, F, G) aka CB500K2 GENERAL EXPORT. Forsaid wiring diagrams show the 15A main fuse fitted in the middle position. But... it's supposed to be in the last position, closest to the rear. So the order from front to rear should be: 5A, 7A, 15A just like the the cover and its grommet correctly indicate.
mickandsej:
I found this online, a bit basic but invaluable in unravelling the spaghetti, not found any errors on it yet
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deltarider:
Mick, as you can see, the CB500 Owner's Manual came with no less than four different wiring diagrams http://www.honda4fun.com/pdf_libretti/500/CB500_k1/CB500_K1_4.pdf and the K2 is not even represented... That model also had four different schemes: US, ED, G, F.
The remedy is simple. Compare engine- and framenumber of yours with those listed in the first few pages of the various CB500 Parts Lists. They are all here: http://www.honda4fun.com/materiale-documentazione-tecnica/parts-list/parts-list-cb500 You only have to do this once. For the rest of your life you will know what exact model you have and what you can expect. If you specify, also others here know, which makes it easier to give precise answers. Carb numbers and color codes are also there. For the correct wire diagram you need the 'area code' also found in those pages.
You may find this interactive site also helpful: http://oldmanhonda.com/MC/wiring500.html
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