82' kz750n horn failure, then tachometer stops.

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82' kz750n horn failure, then tachometer stops.

17 May 2018 14:08
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I have an 82' spectre, the stock dual horn, finally disintegrated and I tried replacing it with single 12v horn. ( horn this one ) and upon testing it. It worked once, then the second time it blew the 10a fuse, I replaced the fuse, the horn doesn't work and I've also lost the lights for the cluster and tach. is there another fuse inline normally?

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Re: 82' kz750n horn failure, then tachometer stops.

17 May 2018 15:04
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Your new horn needs too much current, (Ampere), more then the 10 A fuse
let flow. You need a relay to switsh such a high current and don't try a
greater fuse!!! You can easily burn and molten your horn button.

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Re: 82' kz750n horn failure, then tachometer stops.

17 May 2018 15:29
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I was thinking the same thing, but the KZ750N Spectre has two 2.5A horns, so wouldn't the current draw be the same as the new 5A horn?

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Re: 82' kz750n horn failure, then tachometer stops.

17 May 2018 16:31
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JMKZHI wrote: I was thinking the same thing, but the KZ750N Spectre has two 2.5A horns, so wouldn't the current draw be the same as the new 5A horn?

That’s what I thought... that the two could be replaced by one. - should I just run a new line with fuse from the battery to the horn button directly?

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Re: 82' kz750n horn failure, then tachometer stops.

17 May 2018 17:19
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The horn button activate the relay only.
The relay close the battery + to horn to ground -, (frame ) circuit.
Some relays have a blade fuse integrated.

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