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dont need a new fuse in using you multi meter take you indi bulbs, disconnected the plug behind the fairing/headlight and connect the probes of you multi meter to the connections of the bulbs there should be no resistance (no circuit being made) if there is a reading on your meter something is making contact with earth, but you will need some new fuses soon anyway
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Gotcha- cheers. Will have a look after work tomorrow.
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Hi,
In addition to the above, I think I'm going to get the switchgear off and test the wiring there in the (relative) comfort of my own home- rather than blindly replace it in the hope it'll solve the problem- that sort of activity can be expensive!- In the event that some wiring needs to be replaced, which ampage wire should I use? The fuse is 15a but judging by the wire that's there and the 17 amp wire I've got indoors, I'd guess it's less than this. |
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i use 1mm stranded thin wall and i have never had any problems, i used it for the ignition on a bike for a few weeks while waiting for some bigger to arrive and had no trouble.
http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.eu/VWP-onlinestore/home/homepage.php is where i get it from as well |
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Just because you did doesn't mean that is a good idea
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its fine for lighting not the ignition, i know that.
1mm thin wall is about 16/17 amps i think and fused to 15a means it will do the indicators |
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Halfords only seem to do 5,8,10 and 17 amp wire. I'm assuming it'll be somewhere between 5 and 15?
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indicators 21W
P = IV 21 = I x 12 I = 21/12 = 1.75A per lamp or 3.5A going through switch. |
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if it uses a 15 amp fuse the cable should last longer than the fuse so you would need the 17 amp stuff.
So yc it should be on a 5amp fuse with 0.5mm cable then |
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Wow- the 17a wire Halfords do is HUGE! Seems much bulkier than the wire on the loom.
Chris- does that not just cover 2 of the lamps? Surely, as there are 4 lamps, it'd be 7a? Though I suppose only 1 side's going at a time... |
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