Re: XT600E electrics

Rich B <richard.brookmanNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
crn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx typed:
The Older Gentleman <totallydeadmailbox@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Rich B <richard.brookmanNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Or
rather - the headlight came on very dim, so I revved the engine. The
headlight went brighter, and then the fuse blew again.

Im guessing it's a short somewhere in the lighting circuit. If so,
where's the best place to start looking?

I'd check the charging rate first. Then I'd have a look at the
ignition switch - everything goes through there, and they corrode.
The fact that the problem initially involved both ignition and
lights suggests this may be the problem area.

Seconded.
Remote diagnosis is difficult without a wiring diagram but ....
The symptoms seem to imply that the battery is no longer connected and
the lights are running from an unregulated generator. I would look at
the battery and regulator connections first.

It starts and runs fine, and the battery is firmly connected, but the lights
being dim (a brown patch on a wall in pitch darkness) and brightening when I
revved the engine indicate something is going direct to the circuit. I hope
it's a short - I can fix those.


OK, now you need to figure out why the battery voltage is not getting to
the lights. I suspect that with the engine not running the lights will be
dead. Sounds like a broken or corroded connection somewhere or maybe
a fault in one of those damn magic regulator boxes.
Is there a fuse box somewhere ?. Fuseholders are a common cause of bad
connections.

.

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