New switches. Hi- beam not working.

swest wrote: If you have a reserve lighting unit, I'd suspect that. Been known to have problems.
Steve

That had occurred to me is there a way to delete it?

davido wrote: Are the relays in the right way around?

According to the supplier's website they are. I was thinking of sending an email to see if they could be any assistance.

I'd unplug it and see what happens.
Steve

swest wrote: I'd unplug it and see what happens.
Steve

Kills the headlight completely.

I'll work up some jump wires and see what happens.

I'll bet that's it. Old 80's technology.
Steve

I'm thinking if I jump the blue wire ( fused power) to the blue/yellow and the blue/orange I can probably get rid of the reserve lighting box.

Can you show the whole schematic?
Steve

I'm at work now but the diagram is in the filebase.

I'm thinking just jumping the b/y to b/or might work and free up a fused circuit.

I jumped the blue wire to the blue/yellow and blue/orange and it works without the relays. I can hear the relays clicking when they are hooked up but I'm not getting any light. Good enough for now.

I'm going to email the vendor and see if he has any insight. I'd still like to use the relays if I can to take the strain of the switch and put the light on it's own circuit.

Might have to run your own relay and ditch the old system. At least the parts will be available at any A/P store.
Steve

swest wrote: Might have to run your own relay and ditch the old system. At least the parts will be available at any A/P store.
Steve

The only parts i can find around hear are 40A 5 pin relays. That's why i ordered them in the first place. I wrote the vendor an email. I'll see what he says.

he has notices all over his site that he's closed down for the month but will reply to emails as he is able.

I have two and one from the HID manufacturer. Two are 4 prong I got at OR. One's for the coils, the other is for the dual horns.
Steve

For some stupid reason the auto parts stores around have nearly nothing for motorcycles. Maybe some oil and a filter if you are lucky. The only relays to be had are slight variations of 30 and 40 amp 5 pins.

Anyway, after emailing Joe at Cycle Terminal for the past few days, he's been very helpful even though he's technically shut down this month with a move and inventory, etc.

I've concluded that reserve lighting system is responsible for the whole issue. Joe said he thinks the only way these relays would burn out is if there was a no load connection directly to ground. That to me sounds like something the reserve system would do.

I guess I'm going to order another pair of relays from him along with a headlight plug and socket I didn't notice he had before. I'll just have to wait until the end of the month before they're shipped. The only other source I can find is eastern beaver but it would take nearly as long unless I pay "EMS" shipping.

If I had no light at all I'd probably go the E beaver route.