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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Kev Murphy on September 25, 2014, 07:54:35 PM

Title: Today was a 'Fix it' day
Post by: Kev Murphy on September 25, 2014, 07:54:35 PM

Lighting in the RJay top box has had broken wires for a few weeks, owing to carrying some heavy metal objects with sharp edges. One wire on my Oxford heated grip on my throttle broke a week back.
Got out the soldering iron. Would have been an easy job, if the LED cables were colour coded.
A couple of blown fuses later, and all is working again.
I wired the RJay box so that the tail lights go out and are replaced by the Brake light, as it is a distinctive change for following traffic.

Take note of my Fred Flintstone approach to the brake pedal test kit, so I could walk behind to take the pics.
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s277/cool_blue_ice_2002/Dscf2229.jpg)

Rear lights
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s277/cool_blue_ice_2002/Dscf2226.jpg)

Brake lights
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s277/cool_blue_ice_2002/Dscf2228.jpg)

I bought about $45 worth of assorted types and sizes of stainless steel screws bolts and washers, as required, and went on a rust patrol. Replaced everything that was a bit ordinary... purely for cosmetic reasons.
Filled in a boring day.
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s277/cool_blue_ice_2002/Dscf2056-1.jpg)
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s277/cool_blue_ice_2002/Dscf2055-1.jpg)
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s277/cool_blue_ice_2002/Dscf2054-1.jpg)
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s277/cool_blue_ice_2002/Dscf2062.jpg)

Title: Re: Today was a 'Fix it' day
Post by: nate on September 25, 2014, 09:20:22 PM

Nice Kev. Did you hard wire the topbox lights to the brakes or have a plug to disconnect. If a plug, what type of plug are you using?


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Title: Re: Today was a 'Fix it' day
Post by: Kev Murphy on September 25, 2014, 10:06:58 PM

its a 3 pin plug/socket assembly, Nate... will take a pic and post tomorrow in daylight

Title: Re: Today was a 'Fix it' day
Post by: Kev Murphy on September 26, 2014, 03:03:28 PM

Been doing some other maintenance on the bike.... fingers are covered in WD 40
Its great stuff for 'shining up' the grey tupperware.


This is the plug I used to connect the lights in the RJay
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s277/cool_blue_ice_2002/Dscf2230.jpg)

Title: Re: Today was a 'Fix it' day
Post by: Diesel on September 28, 2014, 08:07:20 AM

Great job Kev. Thanks for taking the trouble of pics and write up. You may have inspired other members to go screw themselves! (stainless steel variety of course)  (^_-)