Bad Ground

[evilmedic13]

Okay, while at our gathering on saturday I told a few forum members about my Kisan tailblazer lights acting funny,and they said it was a bad ground. The problem is weird. When I pull the brake in the work fine, flashing appropriately, correct frequency etc. The problem arises when they are NOT actuated, they will flash on their own w/ no synch or apparent pattern between each other or anything for that matter.

Now the only reason I'm hesitating to replace the whole taillamp,and posting here, is the one detail I left out. When the stock bulbs are in, this doesn't happen. :glare:

I'm sure replacing the wire assembly will fix the problem, I just wanted to be sure since I left out a possibly major detail :crazy: .

Also,the previous owner had some accessory tail lights attached when I purchased it, but took them off due to my license plate holder + helmet locks totally occluding them from view, so, off they went as well as the splicing materials, and that may be a contibuting factor to the ground problen as well.

 

[Bull]

I don't know if you'd want to go to the trouble and expense - but Kisan has a neat little plug-and-play tailblazer for the FJR - that removes the need for any splicing of boxes.

They're spendy = but I've had them on my last two bikes with no problems.

For me especially - simple is gooder.

 

[Checkswrecks]

Doesn't sound like a ground. I'd be more suspicious of a bad switch with a high-resistnace short or maybe a pulled wire bundle. One common place is next to the steering head, where the front brake wires flex and get pulled.

Bob

 

[evilmedic13]

I don't know if you'd want to go to the trouble and expense - but Kisan has a neat little plug-and-play tailblazer for the FJR - that removes the need for any splicing of boxes.

They're spendy = but I've had them on my last two bikes with no problems.

For me especially - simple is gooder.

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That's what I'm having a problem with. First sentence.

 

[Bull]

That's what I'm having a problem with. First sentence.

ahhh...... I thought you had one of the older Kisan tailblazer units - the little black boxes that were typically spliced into the electrics under the tail section. My mistake.

 

[evilmedic13]

Sorry, didn't know they had an older model.

These worked perfectly on my old FJR, just not on this one. The little electric "beeps" they put out probably aren't noticable to the people behind me, but when it comes to any safety related equipment a little something can turn into a big something at the worst times.

Oh well, off to bed for me. Gotta work tomorrow, man it's good to be back at work. :yahoo:

 

[painman]

Might want to take the unit off the bike and try it from a remote source other than the bike. Have heard of some units being a little fussy. PM. <><