low beam working intermittently. - SV650.org

Dave20046 · 14-07-10, 06:46 PM

My lowbeams have stopped working on the pointy sv650s. for the last month the gearside light has been working intermittently (but whenever it failed I just put high beam on) then last week both went out for a stint of riding but they had come back on by the time we stopped up. Now they're not working at all (apart from on high beam).

Any ideas? Sounds very loose connectiony to me but is there a 'low beam' wire/where/what to check?
Going to take apart the switchgear but I'm crap with electrics so any other ideas would be a big help.

Cheers in advance

14-07-10, 06:54 PM

simple stuff first, change the lamp, check fuses for good connection

Dave20046 · 22-07-10, 06:59 PM

all checked

andrewsmith · 22-07-10, 08:39 PM

check you aint got a duff connection at the handle bars or fuses make sure the relay is in properly

Dave20046 · 23-07-10, 06:53 PM

Some mods have too much time on their hands!
They were working intermittently - now they have stopped working as per original thread title.

Anyhow, double checked fuses and theres no snags or tears in the wiring - does anyone happen to know the colour of the 'low beam' wire? Or any block connectors that it goes through?

Cheers

Dave20046 · 23-07-10, 06:59 PM

oops, got it - white wire.

23-07-10, 07:00 PM

http://bolty.net/wp-content/uploads/...lor_wiring.jpg

White by the looks of things

Edit: ah you found it

yorkie_chris · 23-07-10, 07:03 PM

feed goes from fusebox into right switches (switch normally closed, opens when starter button is pressed), then goes back into loom and to left switchgear (2pos switch hi/lo, soldered wires in feed to switch to allow pass switch to bypass it)

Dave20046 · 23-07-10, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

feed goes from fusebox into right switches (switch normally closed, opens when starter button is pressed), then goes back into loom and to left switchgear (2pos switch hi/lo, soldered wires in feed to switch to allow pass switch to bypass it)

ah - didn't check the right hand switch gear. worth a checkles

Dave20046 · 23-07-10, 07:27 PM

cheers anyway holdup useful 4 future reference.

What I don't understand is why the left one went first

The left light had been intermittent for a couple of months...before they both went. hmm

R/H switch seems fine

14-07-10, 06:46 PM	#1
Dave20046 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sheffield Posts: 10,274	low beam working intermittently. My lowbeams have stopped working on the pointy sv650s. for the last month the gearside light has been working intermittently (but whenever it failed I just put high beam on) then last week both went out for a stint of riding but they had come back on by the time we stopped up. Now they're not working at all (apart from on high beam). Any ideas? Sounds very loose connectiony to me but is there a 'low beam' wire/where/what to check? Going to take apart the switchgear but I'm crap with electrics so any other ideas would be a big help. Cheers in advance __________________

14-07-10, 06:54 PM	#2
Razor Guest Posts: n/a	Re: low beam stopped working simple stuff first, change the lamp, check fuses for good connection

22-07-10, 06:59 PM	#3
Dave20046 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sheffield Posts: 10,274	Re: low beam stopped working all checked __________________

22-07-10, 08:39 PM	#4
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: low beam working intermittently. check you aint got a duff connection at the handle bars or fuses make sure the relay is in properly __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

23-07-10, 06:53 PM	#5
Dave20046 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sheffield Posts: 10,274	Re: low beam working intermittently. Some mods have too much time on their hands! They were working intermittently - now they have stopped working as per original thread title. Anyhow, double checked fuses and theres no snags or tears in the wiring - does anyone happen to know the colour of the 'low beam' wire? Or any block connectors that it goes through? Cheers __________________

23-07-10, 06:59 PM	#6
Dave20046 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sheffield Posts: 10,274	Re: low beam working intermittently. oops, got it - white wire. __________________

23-07-10, 07:00 PM	#7
Holdup Guest Posts: n/a	Re: low beam working intermittently. http://bolty.net/wp-content/uploads/...lor_wiring.jpg White by the looks of things Edit: ah you found it

23-07-10, 07:03 PM	#8
yorkie_chris Noisy Git Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Halifax/Leeds Posts: 26,645	Re: low beam working intermittently. feed goes from fusebox into right switches (switch normally closed, opens when starter button is pressed), then goes back into loom and to left switchgear (2pos switch hi/lo, soldered wires in feed to switch to allow pass switch to bypass it) __________________ Currently Ex Biker Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat

23-07-10, 07:27 PM	#10
Dave20046 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Sheffield Posts: 10,274	Re: low beam working intermittently. cheers anyway holdup useful 4 future reference. What I don't understand is why the left one went first The left light had been intermittent for a couple of months...before they both went. hmm R/H switch seems fine __________________

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