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Rear indicator earth connections question?

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McCabe-Thiele (Ted):

--- Quote from: Athame57 on September 14, 2021, 01:53:39 AM ---I might be considering buying new units, DSS has OE ones.

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The DS ones are £42 each - not sure they have the connection as it's not shown in the parts photo - that would be a last resort

royhall:
It's a very simple fix Ted, just a short length of wire and a couple of connectors.

wildtapholer:

--- Quote from: royhall on September 14, 2021, 08:11:50 AM ---I usually make up a lead with an eyelet that goes to the screw that holds the bulb carrier inside the light. I usually run extra earths to a lot of the components like that, bad earths are one of the biggest causes of breakdown on these old bikes. Corroded joints to the frame don't pass electricity as well as a direct cable.
[I've done exactly the same when I refitted new front indicators I had a earth problem no matter what I did I couldn't get them to earth properly so ran a wire from inside each front indicator to chassis and problem solved./quote]
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royhall:
I do that on every bike I own. I usually end up running earth's to most of the components on the bike. Unless you do a full rebuild or deliberately clean the existing joints, you can't trust earth's off the frame on a 40 plus year old bike.

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):

--- Quote from: royhall on September 14, 2021, 11:06:32 AM ---I do that on every bike I own. I usually end up running earth's to most of the components on the bike. Unless you do a full rebuild or deliberately clean the existing joints, you can't trust earth's off the frame on a 40 plus year old bike.

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That thought had crossed my mind Roy last thing I want is unreliable lighting, like on fibreglass vehicles I will go for dedicated earth wires.

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