Electrical overload....
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Electrical overload....
My auxiliary power at cigarette lighter was working intermittently. I pulled it out cleaned it and put it back in inadvertently crossing the 2 wires.
Little puff of smoke came out of my USB adapter....
Got that all sorted out and now I have no low beam headlight and auxiliary lights are out.
Checked power to headlight 12.5 volts both high and low when switched.
Question.... If I assume I just blew the low side of the headlight would that cause the auxiliary lights not to complete a circuit? Idk.....
Little puff of smoke came out of my USB adapter....
Got that all sorted out and now I have no low beam headlight and auxiliary lights are out.
Checked power to headlight 12.5 volts both high and low when switched.
Question.... If I assume I just blew the low side of the headlight would that cause the auxiliary lights not to complete a circuit? Idk.....
Probably a good idea to put this in the mechanical/electrical section.
You might want to get the electrical diagnostics manual for your bike so you can troubleshoot. First is to check the fuse and go from there.
Ride safe!
You might want to get the electrical diagnostics manual for your bike so you can troubleshoot. First is to check the fuse and go from there.
Ride safe!
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Check all fuses, that's the easy one... after that...
What do you mean by "auxiliary lights"? Do you mean the front turn signals...?
Did you check them to see if they were getting 12V power like the headlight?
If your crossed wires blew out the headlight, and the auxiliary lights are usually on at the same time, maybe you blew them out too..
Good luck with the fix...
What do you mean by "auxiliary lights"? Do you mean the front turn signals...?
Did you check them to see if they were getting 12V power like the headlight?
If your crossed wires blew out the headlight, and the auxiliary lights are usually on at the same time, maybe you blew them out too..
Good luck with the fix...
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