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You used to see that a lot on trikes back in the 80's
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Trying to keep some momentum going, so I ordered some handlebar switchgear off Ebay, 1250 Bandit I think.
With just four functions, hi/lo beam, horn, turn and headlight flasher, I couldn’t work out why there was about 20 wires running to it. For some reason every operation had a separate power wire running up the handlebar to the switch.
So, I have now cunningly reduced it to 1 power supply, and the flasher just jumps directly across the Hi/Lo switch, so half as many wires in the loom. The wires will run internally through the handlebars so lesser is better. Small steps.
Red is power in, the others are functions going out. There will be relays for headlight and horn, so I can make the wires a lot thinner too.
With just four functions, hi/lo beam, horn, turn and headlight flasher, I couldn’t work out why there was about 20 wires running to it. For some reason every operation had a separate power wire running up the handlebar to the switch.
So, I have now cunningly reduced it to 1 power supply, and the flasher just jumps directly across the Hi/Lo switch, so half as many wires in the loom. The wires will run internally through the handlebars so lesser is better. Small steps.
Red is power in, the others are functions going out. There will be relays for headlight and horn, so I can make the wires a lot thinner too.
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Push to cancel, but no idea if they were auto cancelling. The switch works the same as my Bulldog, and my old Bandit 1200. I looked everywhere to try and find some nice shiny alloy switches but everything seems to be black.
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Triumph switchgear was aluminium.
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Not actually done anything to speak of, but started making some alloy mounting plate today, to go inside the box under the passenger seat. It will bolt to the steel posts, that will be welded to the base of the box.
Fuse box, flasher, relays etc will mount to it, with electrical block connectors at each end for all wires to go into. The theory being the whole electrical shebang can be removed and worked on, on the bench. Rather than messing about trying to do it in an awkward place. Been there, done that, on everything I ever built….
Fuse box, flasher, relays etc will mount to it, with electrical block connectors at each end for all wires to go into. The theory being the whole electrical shebang can be removed and worked on, on the bench. Rather than messing about trying to do it in an awkward place. Been there, done that, on everything I ever built….
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Glad to see your still getting out in the workshop
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I have a couple of modular relay/fuse units I doubt if I'll use now, if you think they may be of use I'll dig them out.
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I’ve already bought me a fancy little fuse box with leds that glow if a fuse goes, I used a similar one in my last project, but thanks for the offer.
