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Old 02-27-2008, 10:52 PM
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Hello again people!

I changed ny d-tracker's headlight today with the klx-like from UFO.

Though all connections were made correct during the successful test process on of the cables unlocked from it's position and must have touched another cable. Since then I have no headlights, and no tail light (i DO have brake indicator, turn signals, tachometer light, ignition etc.).

Any idea of what I may have burnt???

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Old 02-27-2008, 10:58 PM
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If the tail light is out too....except for brakes, I bet a bad ground or fuse......but it seems strange that the brake light is on a different fuse, not sure....bump You got a multi-meter right? Track it down.
 
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Old 02-27-2008, 11:11 PM
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No man no multimeter....

I suppose that the light that are constantly on, like headlight-taillight are on a different wiring than turn indicators and brake lights.. That's what i can understand from the electrical diagram, plus theres no fuse but a relay..
 
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maybe you fried the relay.... or it sounds like a bad ground...
 
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Old 02-28-2008, 02:10 AM
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I would honestly start with a fuse , usually when you ground a DC circuit you just pop a fuse, with todays circuitry, very unlikely to blow a relay at relativly low voltage. In your owners manual there is a few pages about what fuses do what i would start there...

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Thank you all guys! I'll check it out today..
 
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Old 02-28-2008, 01:15 PM
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There is an inline fuse hold under your seat, inthe areajust aft of the airbox. It is flat shaped and holds two fuses. That's were you'll find the blown fuse/fuses.
 
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Old 02-28-2008, 01:36 PM
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tremor, the only fuse I managed to find is 20A one which i guess is the central one, exactly behind and left of the battery (the rubber holder of this fuse has also a spare one underneath it, the existense of which i never knew!!!!!!)

Anyways, could you please be a lil more specific about that flat box? Is it between the other cables? Is it mounted somewhere? Do you mean the black flat box, that has the size of a pack of cigarettes, and is mounted next to the battery??
You would do me a great favour if you could post a pic or sth (i don't mean to trouble you, only if you are able..).

Thanks man!
 
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Tremor RULEZZZZZZ....!!!!

False alarm tremor, i found it and YES, the top fuse is dead!!!!!

Thanks for the help to all of you people!!!


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Old 02-28-2008, 03:08 PM
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ORIGINAL: archive

Tremor RULEZZZZZZ....!!!!

False alarm tremor, i found it and YES, the top fuse is dead!!!!!

Thanks for the help to all of you people!!!


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