Crimp on ring terminal.. Its pourpse is exactly that, and takes less time -----Original Message----- Date: Thursday, June 03, 2010 9:13:28 pm To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> From: "Icarus" <[email protected]> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Turn signal buzzes and blinks rapidly
Yup. When you ground it to the frame, don't just tape it to bare metal (might work for a few weeks but it won't last). find a bolt or screw threading into the frame and ground it there. I'd solder the ground wire to the edge of a washer and put the bold through it. On May 24, 5:28 pm, Tim Jacobs <[email protected]> wrote: > I downed my 83 CB550 nighthawk the other day and in the process > managed to break off my left rear turn signal stem (it has a metal > stem that sheered off, unlike the rubber ones for the front blinkers). > Right after the fall I couldn't get the blinker to turn on. However, I > was just playing with it in the garage and I can get the signal to > light up and blink when I hold it in certain positions (as I > mentioned, the stem is broken so the thing is just dangling right > now). Even when it does seem to be working correctly it still blinks > more rapidly than it should, as if a bulb is out or something. And > when the blinker is held in a position so that the blinker *doesn't* > work the bike makes a buzzing noise when I turn that signal on. > > I took my seat off and tried to make sure that all the wires were > connected securely. Any ideas? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
