Weird electrical problems

[yorkie_chris]

No, the other side is a spare.

Bugger! I'll go buy a multimeter then

Look closely at it, you should be able to see the little tab of metal for the fuse, when it corrodes it goes a nice green. Its easy to see if there is a problem, though saying that I have heard people say the insides rot too.

Have a look at the attached image if my details a little unclear.

The wiring connector that plugs into the relay itself only had 3 wires on it. Also it was sort of white, had this white crap all over it.

Just got the fuse out and that looks fine, although the little tab to the fuse does appear slightly greenish; it might be me willing it to be greenish though as I have a spare relay at home (non-uni home) on my old bike. Still, I should get to work and back fine tomorrow where I can get the new relay and swap it out.

Does anybody think riding it 20 miles is a bad idea with it being a bit 'funny'? It hasn't failed to start and isn't stalling or anything like that, lights weren't flickering today either.

[yorkie_chris]

Spray a bit of ACF50 or WD40 in there and push the connector on and off a few times.

Thanks for the help guys, yeah, the tab you suggested may be green (Grinch) is a little off in colour. I'll give it a whizz over with the WD40 and ACF50, put everything back together and go for a little spin, see what happens.

Mine was a little green and cleaned it up... it fell apart. Had to get a new relay.

I basically covered the bugger in ACF50 and WD40, went out and it works perfect. Not sure how long it'll hold, but I'll grab the spare relay when I'm at home next. Winner. Thanks again!

Buy some electric contact cleaner, you can get it at Maplins or most car shops like Halfords. It evaporates so leaves no residue.