*Keep us posted on what you find Jason. * * * *Paul * On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 9:51 PM, Jason <maineohio...@gmail.com> wrote:
> No, the problem does not follow to the other side, but it seems like > the general consensus is that it is not supposed to have running > lights on the back, so now I need to start troubleshooting for why the > left rear one lights like a running light when it is not supposed to. > We'll see I guess. Thanks for the help. > > On Mar 31, 2:18 pm, Joey Kelley <sandp...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Jason, > > Didn't you say if you moved the turn signal itself to the other > > side the problem followed it? > > If thats the case I doubt its the relay - if it was the relay > > the problem would stay on the same side no matter which bulb or signal > > was on that side. > > Or did I get what you said twisted? > > -Joey > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 3:02 PM, Jason <maineohio...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > So, at this point I am thinking that the fault might be in the turn > > > signal relay, so I am going to check it for faults if the specs are in > > > the manual. It is the only thing I can seem to find, other than the > > > switch, which is brand new, that dirrentiates one side from the other. > > > Wish me luck everybody. > > > > > On Mar 29, 8:47 pm, axl498 <maineohio...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > >> Well, let me know if you figure something out before I do. If yours is > > >> intermittent I would suspect a bad wire somewhere. As wires heat up it > > >> effects their ability to conduct electricity and there could be a > > >> short somewhere. I have a friend who is an aircraft electrician coming > > >> to look at it next week hopefully, so I'll keep tinkering with it in > > >> the meantime and see what happens. Good luck to you. > > > > >> On Mar 29, 7:32 pm, Sean <sfox...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > >> > Jason, > > > > >> > I'm having a similar problem with my front right light on my 96 750. > > >> > The bad news is that it's intermittent. I'd say it's lite about 50% > > >> > of the time. The turn signal works fine, just no front light. I > > >> > switched the bulbs as well. I haven't gone to your level of > checking > > >> > it out yet - you gave me some ideas. > > > > >> > On Mar 29, 6:12 am, Jason <maineohio...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > >> > > Already eliminated the bulb as the source of the problem. I took > the > > >> > > bulb out of that side and installed in left side and bulb worked > fine. > > >> > > I basically have my entire wiring harness torn apart right now and > > >> > > think that I have a short/current bleed off at some point. The way > the > > >> > > wiring harness is you have a light blue wire coming out of the > turn > > >> > > signal switch (which has correct voltage) and a light blue wire > coming > > >> > > out of the turn signal indicator light(also correct voltage). They > > >> > > join together and run back to the right rear turn signal. With the > two > > >> > > wires connected together I have correct voltage where they join. > As > > >> > > soon as I connect the wire for the right rear light I get a > voltage > > >> > > drop at the connection of about 8 volts. I checked everything on > the > > >> > > left hand side and at that connection there is no voltage drop. > This > > >> > > leads me to believe that the wiring inside the stem itself is bad > > >> > > since the significant voltage drop occurs when it is connected. > > >> > > However, if you disconnect that light and reconnect it to the left > > >> > > side leads it lights fine, which means that it cannot be the light > > >> > > assembly itself. My next thought was that the ground for the right > > >> > > hand light might be bad, but since the left and right hand side > lights > > >> > > share the same ground that does not seem possible. So, at this > point I > > >> > > am trying to figure out why I have voltage until I connect the > light > > >> > > itself. It seems that would indicate the light itself is shorting > out, > > >> > > but as I said, if I disconnect the right hand light assembly and > > >> > > connect it in place of the left hand it works fine. So, now I am > going > > >> > > to try to find the problem by isolating only the wires connected > to > > >> > > the right hand side lights and test the continuity of them if I > can > > >> > > figure out how to do that and in a logical manner. Anyone have any > > >> > > more input or are there any electrical engineers out there who > have a > > >> > > 95 Nighthawk or the wiring diagram in front of them? > > > > >> > > On Mar 29, 10:53 am, Joey Kelley <sandp...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > >> > > > Depending on how you tested the bulb - it is possible that you > > >> > > > confirmed, not denied, a blown bulb. But I would echo the crowd > and > > >> > > > suggest trying a different bulb in the same socket before I went > too > > >> > > > much further. > > >> > > > The 450 NH doesn't have running lights on the rear, just > the > > >> > > > taillight, but I don't have first hand experience on the newer > models. > > >> > > > -Joey > > > > >> > > > On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 10:10 AM, Timothy Stark < > tstark1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> > > > > Allen is right, you probably have dual element bulbs and one > of the elements > > >> > > > > have blown > > > > >> > > > > On Mar 29, 2011 10:07 AM, "Allen Thomas" < > althomas...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> > > > >> Swap the bulbs or replace them? > > >> > > > >> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > > > >> > > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> > > > >> From: Jason <maineohio...@gmail.com> > > >> > > > >> Sender: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > > >> > > > >> Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 05:46:23 > > >> > > > >> To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!< > nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com> > > >> > > > >> Reply-To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > > >> > > > >> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Signal/Running light problem > > > > >> > > > >> I have a 1995 Nighthawk 750 and the right rear running > light/turn > > >> > > > >> signal no longer acts as a running light, meaning that it > only comes > > >> > > > >> on when operating the turn signal. I know that many people > say that > > >> > > > >> they nighthawks are not supposed to have running lights, but > this one > > >> > > > >> did when I got it and the other three still function fine. I > have a > > >> > > > >> haynes/chilton manual, but it doesn't really give me any info > on > > >> > > > >> troubleshooting the lighting. I have already checked the bulb > and made > > >> > > > >> sure the short is not in the light stem itself. The problem > does not > > >> > > > >> make sense to me because the right front and right rear have > all the > > >> > > > >> same connections (ie. turn signal switch, signal indicator, > signal > > >> > > > >> relay) except for where their power wires split and go to the > back of > > >> > > > >> the bike. This wire has power when I disconnect it from the > right rear > > >> > > > >> turn signal, but won't light it once it is connected. When I > swap the > > >> > > > >> actual rear right and rear left light stalks (moving the left > to the > > >> > > > >> right and vice versa) the light that was on the left and is > now on the > > >> > > > >> right no longer works and the light that was on the right and > is now > > >> > > > >> on the left works. 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