Audiovox ccs100 cruise not working

[mcatrophy]

I would also add that the lamp will give a better ground than a relay, its cold resistance is much lower than a relay coil's.

Just noticed the above. It is incorrect;

The brake input to the CCS-100 is wired to the relay contacts and NOT to the coil - the normally open contacts of the installed relay provides a hard connection for the brake input to ground - that's why you install a relay in the first place.

The relay coil is wired across the brake light power, the N.O. contacts go to the brake input on the CCS and ground respectively.

Ok, didn't appreciate how the relay was wired, I stand corrected on the resistance. Just

.

A pair of cold 21watt bulbs in parallel are going to have a resistance of the order 3 ohms when hot, nearer 1 ohm when cold. I just nipped into the garage and measured one as 0.6 ohms as near as my meter can read, so possibly 0.3 with two in parallel.

So I don't think a relay does anything particularly useful with a conventional set-up, unless you are having other issues with the bike's wiring

. Which you'd want to sort out in any case

.

Anyway, CFO seems happy now.

 

[wfooshee]

Gen-II's do float some small voltage on the brake light wire from something. It's enough to keep the servo from engaging, because it's not 0 volts. Not a wiring issue, it's something the Gen-IIs do. For some reason.

 

[mcatrophy]

Gen-II's do float some small voltage on the brake light wire from something. It's enough to keep the servo from engaging, because it's not 0 volts. Not a wiring issue, it's something the Gen-IIs do. For some reason.

While I believe you are correct that the Gen II does bleed some current into the brake circuit (maybe the ABS computer, and certainly the YCC-S computer), it's not enough to cause my CCS-100 to worry. The CCS-100 obviously does the same, all these systems apparently needing to know they've got a good brake signal connection.

The only problem I ever had with mine was allowing the vacuum to escape sufficiently after I sealed it. No trouble whatsoever with controlling engagement and dis-engagement.

So, as far as I am concerned, no relay, no problem.

 

[SnowAviation]

I had never heard about using a relay on the Gen II bikes with a non-Led brake installation.

I didn't use a relay and I also have hooked my Givi trunk with the AdMore LED lights to the

same brake circuit.

No problems in three years.

Guess I'm lucky.

 

[dcarver]

Gen-II's do float some small voltage on the brake light wire from something. It's enough to keep the servo from engaging, because it's not 0 volts. Not a wiring issue, it's something the Gen-IIs do. For some reason.

While I believe you are correct that the Gen II does bleed some current into the brake circuit (maybe the ABS computer, and certainly the YCC-S computer), it's not enough to cause my CCS-100 to worry. The CCS-100 obviously does the same, all these systems apparently needing to know they've got a good brake signal connection.

The only problem I ever had with mine was allowing the vacuum to escape sufficiently after I sealed it. No trouble whatsoever with controlling engagement and dis-engagement.

So, as far as I am concerned, no relay, no problem.

About 200 mvDc on KrZy8. Part of the ABS circuit was postulated on another post...

Curious to see if any Gen1 ABS owners have 0 vdc...