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Author Topic: Lost the diagram for extra driving lamps.  (Read 848 times)
Chippy01
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« on: August 23, 2017, 01:13:27 PM »

Some years back now, I installed extra driving lamps onto the crashbars of my Standard. (See my avatar).
I wired them up through two relays, and a three position switch.
Depending on the position of the switch, I could either - 1, keep the extra lamps turned off; - 2, Have them turned on permanently; - or 3, Have them come on with the high beam only.

While checking over a few things this morning, I noticed that the extra lamps had stopped working. It made no difference what switch configuration I tried, the lamps were devoid of light.

When I fitted the lamps initially, I had a printout of a wiring diagram that showed me how to wire the up with the two relays and the three position switch, but that diagram is now lost.
I know I had found it online somewhere Valkyrie related, but for the life of me I can't remember where.

I'm hoping that someone here will know of where I could re-find the diagram, or if they have the diagram themselves could it be uploaded here somehow? Photobuckets new rules don't really help either.

I'd like to get another printout of the diagram before I start tearing into the wiring to find out why the lamps have failed. It's probably something simple, but I like to be sure of what is supposed to go where.

Thanks.
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Houdini
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« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2017, 01:45:36 PM »

Probably find it here.

http://www.rattlebars.com/valkfaq/circuits.html

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Chrisj CMA
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« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2017, 07:31:07 AM »

Since both bulbs are out I doubt its bad bulbs.  the switch is the next prime suspect.  Id try contact cleaner and function the switch more.  if no good check the ground, that is the last prime suspect. 

It is possible the relay died, but that is way less likely.  You shouldn't need a diagram to do these two things.
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Chippy01
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« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2017, 08:13:13 AM »

Quite correct Chrisj. Wiring diagram wasn't needed after all.
Rather than pull the bike apart from the lights, I started at the battery where the main feed to the relays begin - and there lay my problem. The fuse holder had melted along with one leg of the fuse.

I dug out a spare fuse holder, connected everything back together with a new fuse, and I now have extra lights again.

Double checking myself this time, I checked online what fuse rating should be running those lights. Turns out that 15amp is more than capable. The fuse that came with the lamps was a 30amp!! And numpty me  uglystupid2 (at the time) just used what was in the box instead of checking first.

Sometime in the past 8 - 9 years of running, something must have gone awry (probably too much rain one day) and the fuse should have blown then - but being a 30amp it just carried the current regardless.
As it turned out, I didn't have as much time as I thought I had to troubleshoot, as seeing as the new fuse holder and fuse is working, I'll leave it be for now. At least if a problem happens now, the lower fuse should blow instead of melting things.

Oh, and thanks Houdini, I found what I was looking for in your link.  cooldude
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