Update on driving lights
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Well.....can some one tell me where and maybe what fuse i need to check. i hooked the driving lights to the low beam wire in the headlight bucket, and they were working fine til early this morn. All the lights went out. Luckily i was
stopped to pay a toll on the toll road. Only lights working are the blinkers. got the bike to the house after it got daylight. i wouldn't think 50 watt driving lights would put a load on the system. Evidently it did, now i have to find the fuse and go from there. -
Check fuses, but also look for any pinched wires from your installation. You may have a short to the ground somewhere.
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still not sure where to find the fuse. I'll check the wiring again and make sure i don't have a short. I may just unhook the driving lights and start fresh again
only this time go directly to the battery with a switch. -
Fuses are on the left panel opposite the battery. My driving lights have a separate fuse found in the headlight bucket but since you didn't mention installing an in-line fuse it has to be the main panel especially if all the lights are out. I have blown both fuses and found there was a short. After having many problems with the lights I bypassed the stupid on/off switch and haven't had the problem for over a year. Good Luck
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i'll check the fuse box first thing this evening.
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Pinched or chafed wiring where the harness exits the "special hollow bolt" is the most commom place for the harness to short. The harness insulation is not appropriately thick enough to pass through a spot like that, and the bolt threads tend to cut it when tightening the lights up. I would check there first. I triple insulated my wiring in those areas with two additional layers of heat shrink tube (I had the same problem originally).
You can unplug the harness inside of the bucket, and check between ground and the hot leads with a continuity meter to see if, and which wires are shorted.
Good luck.
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My guess is that you've got a short, as has been mentioned earlier. As properly installed, the load from your driving lights should not be anywhere near enough load to blow the fuse.
Glen
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still not sure where to find the fuse. I'll check the wiring again and make sure i don't have a short. I may just unhook the driving lights and start fresh againonly this time go directly to the battery with a switch.
Fuses are behind the left side cover, just to the left of the tool kit. There is a black plastic cover over the fuses that faces toward the front of the bike. The fuse positions and names are on a label inside the cover. -
I'm pretty sure i have a short somewhere. i'll change the fuse and start fresh again.
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and do we have a outcome on this dilemma
always good to find the answer to these probs might help someone out
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