Re: TURN SIGNALS PART II

Posted by sgtslag on Oct 24, 2011; 3:19pm
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/TURN-SIGNALS-PART-II-tp3446376p3448441.html

I spent 3-1/2 years as a component level analysis Electronic Technician, reverse engineering, troubleshooting/replacing diodes, resistors, transistors, etc., on computer parts, and accessories.  We rarely had schematics to go by, so we used crude, but effective techniques, to find the failed components.

If there is a schematic, I will always steer folks to them. Clymer books have decent schematics in them, so if in doubt, check for a Clymer manual on your bike.  If the wire coloring codes don't match up to the schematic, then you are screwed...  Using a test light can work, but it is far less direct, and usually more difficult, than reading a schematic.  I prefer the direct approach of looking for the correct, color-coded wire node, rather than the 'hunt and hope' methods -- did that professionally, don't need the stress!


If you have a schematic, it is safest to verify the wire is correct with either a voltmeter (best), or a test light.  Grounding the wrong wire, or applying 12 Volts to the wrong lead, can be...  Troublesome.
  Cheers!