I don't think anyone's FJR is running off line voltage, which makes the above moot.
Flickering LCD Display
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I don't think anyone's FJR is running off line voltage, which makes the above moot.
LowAndSilent
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My Gen II has done it since I picked it up in August. Never really thought about it. I can attempt to get a video of it as well. It's not so much flickering, as the brightness varies in a very mesmerizing manner.
ionbeam
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It is looking like at least some Gen IIs have this new flickering display feature. As it is looking like this is common there is no need for a recording. If it is common then the Original Poster has nothing to worry about, Yamaha built it to do that
Dr. Jekyll
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I just got back from the ER for a head CT. What did I miss?
Holy sh!t, nevermind
Holy sh!t, nevermind
Patriot
Isabella is Lazarus
don't some of the newer Gen II's have the new 3D displays
it's obvious: ya'll are forgeting the wear the glasses with the one red lense and the one blue one
it's obvious: ya'll are forgeting the wear the glasses with the one red lense and the one blue one
phroenips
Pronounced "Free-nips"...it's just a
it only works if you run full synthetic oildon't some of the newer Gen II's have the new 3D displays
it's obvious: ya'll are forgeting the wear the glasses with the one red lense and the one blue one
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mcatrophy
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Done some investigating.
My memory is either even more defective than I thought it was or the change in the weather as altered things, anyway, when at idle, my voltage wasn't changing by more than one tenth of a volt, so no reason for the display to be flickering. Which it wasn't.
When starting, my voltage changed from 12.2 ignition on, down to 10.2 as the starter motor turned, then to 13.3 idling at about 1500 rpm. The display very obviously dimmed while starting, then brightened when the engine was running, so the LEDs are driven from an unstablised source. The brightness could also just be seen to change with the indicators, but only with the additional load of heated grips and brake lights. (Without the additional loads the indicators didn't drop the voltage at idle.) But this brightness change was not obvious, you really had to be looking for it.
My conclusions? Unless the OP has considerable brightness variation under above idle running, or he has other symptoms, I would suggest there's nothing for him to worry about.
In spite of Howie's reservations, I did take a video of a starting sequence, it can be downloaded from https://atrophy.lock.net/pi/20110212/DSCF0337.avihere.
With apologies for the quality, here are some stills from it. One curiosity is that the display dimmed as soon as the starter was pressed but before the starter motor engaged, at least that's the impression I had, but maybe I was being slightly misled by the voltmeter lagging the true voltage by its quarter to half a second.
(Click on image for larger view):
Just before starter pressed . . . . . . . . .Starter button pressed, starter not yet turning
Starter just engaged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Engine starting
Speed building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fast idle
For the record, the original video was taken at 30fps. Even though our line frequency is 50Hz.
My memory is either even more defective than I thought it was or the change in the weather as altered things, anyway, when at idle, my voltage wasn't changing by more than one tenth of a volt, so no reason for the display to be flickering. Which it wasn't.
When starting, my voltage changed from 12.2 ignition on, down to 10.2 as the starter motor turned, then to 13.3 idling at about 1500 rpm. The display very obviously dimmed while starting, then brightened when the engine was running, so the LEDs are driven from an unstablised source. The brightness could also just be seen to change with the indicators, but only with the additional load of heated grips and brake lights. (Without the additional loads the indicators didn't drop the voltage at idle.) But this brightness change was not obvious, you really had to be looking for it.
My conclusions? Unless the OP has considerable brightness variation under above idle running, or he has other symptoms, I would suggest there's nothing for him to worry about.
In spite of Howie's reservations, I did take a video of a starting sequence, it can be downloaded from https://atrophy.lock.net/pi/20110212/DSCF0337.avihere.
With apologies for the quality, here are some stills from it. One curiosity is that the display dimmed as soon as the starter was pressed but before the starter motor engaged, at least that's the impression I had, but maybe I was being slightly misled by the voltmeter lagging the true voltage by its quarter to half a second.
(Click on image for larger view):
Just before starter pressed . . . . . . . . .Starter button pressed, starter not yet turning
Starter just engaged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Engine starting
Speed building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fast idle
For the record, the original video was taken at 30fps. Even though our line frequency is 50Hz.
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RaYzerman19
Go Wings!
You guys are missing the obvious!! When the LED's are flickering it means you have to change the blinker fluid!!
Patriot
Isabella is Lazarus
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btw, my Gen I lcd dash screen goes completely blank while the starter is spinning
and worse yet, I can't get the headlights to light with just the key on...guess I gotta run some more relays, dildos diodes, and wiring :blink:
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