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Old Mar 10, 2014 | 01:37 PM
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Question red key light
2005 ultra,,is the security light suposed t be on all the time?? or just when you fire up the bike ?? i think it has all ways gone out but i noticed today on the way to work that it was on all the time.. can still set the stystm. and it seems to work,, if not suposed to be on how do you reset it ??
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Old Mar 10, 2014 | 02:11 PM
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Flashes when bike is not running and parked - light goes out at start up and while riding - sounds like a small issue , maybe in programming
 
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if the key stays light up all the time, you have a current TSSM code.
 
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When you find out let me know. Mine just came on this weekend. I installed a new headlight and added a fuelpak, but that was it for electrical work. I really don't know.
 
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i did led turns frnt and rear, led tail,, cust.dyn. tour pac module, led equlizer under the seat all plug and play stuff,, but the light is on all the time now ,, still flashes when activated,, any way to get it to go out?? mabe disconect the batt. ???
 
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if you have LED lights without a load equalizer, the red key light will come on the first time you use your turn signals, and it will stay on until you shut the bike off. If I did not use my turn signals the red key would not come on. At least thats what I found out on my 11 SG after I installed Custom Dynamics LED turn signals. Installed the equalizer and problem was solved.
 
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if you have LED lights without a load equalizer, the red key light will come on the first time you use your turn signals, and it will stay on until you shut the bike off. If I did not use my turn signals the red key would not come on. At least thats what I found out on my 11 SG after I installed Custom Dynamics LED turn signals. Installed the equalizer and problem was solved.
thats is what mine is doing exactly,, but i did instal a load equlizer ,, it was a plug and play unit,, this one

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Equalizer-Ha...5ae666&vxp=mtr

do i need to wire in one of the inline versions also??
dont like them cuz they get real hot so that is why i bought this one.
thanks mike
 
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I used the blue one from Custom Dynamics. It's plug n play. Costs about $50, but it does the job. I'd say the one your using isn't doing the job.
 
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I would check for a pinched lighting wire. Any fuses blown?
 
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I used the blue one from Custom Dynamics. It's plug n play. Costs about $50, but it does the job. I'd say the one your using isn't doing the job.
ok ,, well they would not flash without this one but now everything seems to work fine except the light is on ,, security ststm. still works,, think it will hurt anything??. mabe this weekend ill track it down and add an inline equlizer to it,,
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