Oil pressure switch - 2014 RK
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Oil pressure switch - 2014 RK
Putting the baby to bed today and I noticed that the wire to the oil pressure switch was broken. However I am not getting any oil pressure warnings or diagnostic messages. Obviously I'll repair it, but I'm curious as to why none of the internal systems recognised the fact that the switch was, in fact, disconnected. Any ideas?
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Possibly, but I don't imagine many riders would notice a light not lighting up at start-up. Regardless, an error code saying, "Hey, I can't get an oil pressure reading." would be nice IMO.
But perhaps that's just me.
But perhaps that's just me.
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And you guys would be wrong.. In the old days the wire served as a grounds for the light with a normally closed switch.. Pressure would open the connection.. Your idea from a failure point of view would be good but it would require a device, relay, or solid state logic to implement..
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I understand, and agree with you, but with all the electronics already on the bike another simple circuit would seem to be a no-brainer. But it would probably add $2.00 to the build cost and $100.00 to the price! Anyway, thanks for the comments. Now I'll have to go and fix the wire.
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From: poway
I understand, and agree with you, but with all the electronics already on the bike another simple circuit would seem to be a no-brainer. But it would probably add $2.00 to the build cost and $100.00 to the price! Anyway, thanks for the comments. Now I'll have to go and fix the wire.
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