No gauge lights
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No gauge lights
Last season the lights on my speedo and tach stopped working. Took the gauges apart to change the bulbs and saw they were all working fine. I took apart the connection behind the weight and tested the green wire to the brown/white and got no voltage reading. If I take the reading from green and the brown/green i get 12v. So I am assuming the brown/white is open somewhere. Where can I trace it back to. Right now its pretty hidden under most of the bike. Does this wire go to a fuse? or any easy spots that i can check before i start taking things apart?
- brianinpa
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1987 GL1200 Interstate
Re: No gauge lights
Is the tail light working? If I remember correctly, the tail light and the dash lights work off of the same fuse.
Brian
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- Hoosier Jack
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Re: No gauge lights
Does sound like a fuse. I would change them even if they look good. KISS first. (Isn't it fun taking out the cluster?) Should have changed the bulbs to LEDs while you were in there.
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Re: No gauge lights
No running tail light. Sounds like we found it! Now which fuse?
@hoosier jack I like those led! Not to distracting? Is it a straight swap for the bulbs? Do you have the model number / link? Thanks
EDIT: It was just the fuse! fixed! The original fuse was still bridged, must have been lose on the ends.
@hoosier jack I like those led! Not to distracting? Is it a straight swap for the bulbs? Do you have the model number / link? Thanks
EDIT: It was just the fuse! fixed! The original fuse was still bridged, must have been lose on the ends.
- Hoosier Jack
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Re: No gauge lights
Yea. I got the bulbs from Superbriteleds.com I'll look up the bulb numbers.
- brianinpa
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1987 GL1200 Interstate
Re: No gauge lights
Thats why i never trust the looks of a fuse. I always use a meter to make sure.
Brian
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- Hoosier Jack
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Re: No gauge lights
Superbrightleds.comHoosier Jack wrote: ↑Wed Mar 07, 2018 5:54 pm Yea. I got the bulbs from Superbrightleds.com I'll look up the bulb numbers.
BA9S-BHP5: BA9s LED bulb-5 SMD Tower Blue
I did not change the middle bulbs since they do another job. Worked out fine.