headlight switch question.

[beachmike1]

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[Jeff Saline]

On Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:43:47 -0400 writes:

> You are not reading the wiring diagram correctly. If you look > closely the > tail light and city light (extra wire in cowling) are connected > together to > the ignition switch. Here there are three possibilities with > respect to the > tail and city lights. Off so no connection to power, Park powered by > the 20A > fuse, or when key in On position powered by the headlight circuit > with the > connection at the handlebar headlight switch. You can see the > direct > connection in the USA spec switch and the provision to turn off the > tail and > city light along with the headlight in the Euro spec switch. This > will > explain why with a dead short near the tail light the 10A fuse would > blow > but unplugging the handlebar switch would cause the headlight and > tail light > to be off and the fuse not blow. Had he tried putting the key > switch in the > park position with the dead short near the tail light the 10A fuse > would > have been unaffected but the 20A fuse would have blown. > > Walt

<><><><><> <><><><><> Walt, Thanks for that insight. I don't have an ignition switch diagram on the wiring diagram I was looking at. That little missing piece sure makes a difference in outcome. Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650 . . ____________________________________________________________ 53 Year Old Mom Looks 33 The Stunning Results of Her Wrinkle Trick Has Botox Doctors Worried http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4f8783bf260273c5148st05vuc