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Nutsinatin · 07-05-23, 07:36 PM

Well I got a chance to look at the bike last weekend.
Disconnecting the front brake switch dropped the rogue voltage to 2v and bridging the connector got the brake working again on the front switch. Testing across the switch I had infinite resistance.

Rear brake was a similar story. Bridging lit up the rear light and I had 18,000 ohms resistance across the switch.

Replaced both switches today and instantly fixed everything. I had changed calipers/ fluid before the MOT so I can only deduce that all the extra wear from bleeding followed by a month of sitting idle was enough to finish off the 14 year old electronics.
So it was the rare double switch failure.
Thanks all for your help, much appreciated.

07-05-23, 07:36 PM	#8
Nutsinatin Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Lyne, Surrey Posts: 570	Re: Pointy - No Brake Lights Well I got a chance to look at the bike last weekend. Disconnecting the front brake switch dropped the rogue voltage to 2v and bridging the connector got the brake working again on the front switch. Testing across the switch I had infinite resistance. Rear brake was a similar story. Bridging lit up the rear light and I had 18,000 ohms resistance across the switch. Replaced both switches today and instantly fixed everything. I had changed calipers/ fluid before the MOT so I can only deduce that all the extra wear from bleeding followed by a month of sitting idle was enough to finish off the 14 year old electronics. So it was the rare double switch failure. Thanks all for your help, much appreciated. __________________ Blue K9 Pointy - Squished by a car/kerb/wall Blue K9 Pointy #2 - Nearly at 120,000 miles!