Cruise Control Auto-Setting

[dcarver]

I'm on the road. Me n' KrZy8.

KrZy8 apparently doesn't like rain. Today, with first light shower, the CC turned on, automagically, and then SET its self to a cruise speed of ~87 mph. No input from the pilot, whose only job was to fully shart his riding shorts.

Depressing the OFF button briefly extinguishes the power on LED. Releasing the OFF button, the power is back on and the CC resets.

Hitting the brakes deactivates the 'set' which immediately 're-sets' to 87.

The only out was to continually depress the OFF button. That prevented a 'set'.

As soon as the shower stopped, a few miles later, all is back to normal.

I did not wire this farkle so don't know power source. It's not in the fuse block. I stopped to think about the possible ramifications of it engaging while in a wet corner. Then again, the CC module is under tank and T-bar. More than I want to do in the rain on the side of a road.

Decided to press on. Four times, each a heavy drizzle, shower, it happened.

Then the Zumo 550 lost its brains.. the digitizer doesn't.

I'm going back to safe desert of Kali.

 

[mcatrophy]

If you have the original Audiovox control panel, it's likely water has ingressed, it is in no way waterproof as supplied.

When I had one on my '10, I took it apart and sealed it, where the wires pass through and round the edges of the case.

Pics below show the original unit and how I sealed it.

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It is also possible that water has seeped into the actuator, but I would consider this less likely. I did seal my actuator because I thought water ingress was possible where it was mounted, then found I had to put a breather into it to "let the vacuum out".

I suppose the quick fix would be to find the wire that feeds it, hopefully the original installer put in a fuse.

 

[Fred W]

Yup, was going to say the same thing. It's probably just the switch pad.

 

[ionbeam]

Agreeing with all the previous switch pad suggestions and adding my pictures which shows why sealing is important and what goes wrong when not done or not done well.

 

[dcarver]

The pod was my first thought too. It was a Smitty141 install, back in 2006. I know that Smitty used RTV, copious amounts. Then again it was 2006. Looks like I have something to do when I get home.

I wonder how hard it will be to get that switch out of the RTV encased housing.. hmm.

Looks like I something to do once I get home!

Thanks for the great posts and pix guys.. Ion, that switch looked gnarly!

 

[Fred W]

That Smitty... His work only lasted 10 years and two hundred thousand miles of being ridden in all kinds of nasty weather, not to mention riding up and down the unpaved approach to the Hondarosa every day. I'd ask for a refund.

 

[FJRLoonie]

You can still get just the control pad from Murphs' kits. $38.00

 

[dcarver]

It was a corroded connector, molex style, which interfaces (i think) the control pad to the servo. The pins were green. Sprayed water on it, the ON light illuminated. Cleaned, lubed, all works as it should now.