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Tiger Time => Steamers (1993-1998 Tigers) => Topic started by: Sidk on September 02, 2017, 09:58:54 AM

Title: Weird "electrical fault"?
Post by: Sidk on September 02, 2017, 09:58:54 AM
This morning a took the steamer out for a nice drive up the coast to the Temple of Poseidon at Sounion.. While riding there i turned on the lights at some point, and this caused the tachometer to drop to zero and all lights off as well as horn not working . when i turned off the lights the tach started working again.   :^_^
Title: Re: Weird "electrical fault"?
Post by: John Stenhouse on September 02, 2017, 11:29:16 AM
Battery not charging?
Title: Re: Weird "electrical fault"?
Post by: Sidk on September 02, 2017, 11:47:28 AM
No issues with battery. Bike turns over and starts fine.
I turned the lights on after about 30 minutes of continoues riding  :^_^
Title: Re: Weird "electrical fault"?
Post by: London_Phil on September 02, 2017, 12:45:36 PM
Water in relays behind headlamps?
Title: Re: Weird "electrical fault"?
Post by: Mustang on September 02, 2017, 01:23:31 PM
Quote from: London_Phil on September 02, 2017, 12:45:36 PM
Water in relays behind headlamps?

1. start here ........................you have a dead short in the lighting circuit .

2. the other place to look is for chafed tail light wires .

then look at the switch if no joy with @1 or #2
Title: Re: Weird "electrical fault"?
Post by: Sidk on September 02, 2017, 07:24:28 PM
thanks for pointing me in the right direction... I will have a look at the taillight assembly as it is most likely some issue with the taillight assembly.  as i was having an issue with the brakelight recently.. so its most likely related and too much of a coincidence... 
Title: Re: Weird "electrical fault"?
Post by: Sidk on September 21, 2017, 10:09:58 AM
Just a follow up,

there was corrosion on the bottom wire/connection of the rear light assembly
cleaned and sorted and have not had a problem since.

thanks everyone
Title: Re: Weird "electrical fault"?
Post by: threepot on September 21, 2017, 03:38:04 PM
Had a similar issue with mine recently. Bike would act as if the kill switch had been pressed for a split second when I turned the lights on. Cleaned relay connections(London Phil),and acf50,and handlebar switch. So far it's been ok.
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