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1Back to top Go down   Repairing left switch block Empty Repairing left switch block Tue Aug 25, 2015 9:58 am

Gaz

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In recent times I dismantled and cleaned/lubed the handlebar switch blocks and fitted headlight relays to my K75 during renovations and at the time I made a mental note to do the same job on my K1100 before I experienced any problems.

Alas! ........ too late. On the return from a recent visit to Waz and RT's places on the K1100 I was just into the night when I swung off the freeway about 3 kms from home and flicked my headlight onto high beam and was plunged into darkness. Some frantic operation of the dip switch while I was slowing down achieved nothing but I was able to pull up safely on the side of the road. More wriggling of the switch got low beam on again and I slowly rode home.

So it was time to do the business with the switch.
As I carefully dismantled the switch I was greeted with this small blob of metal resting in the horn button.
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Once I had the switch completely dismantled I cleaned the stationary contacts in the hi/lo switch section and could see that one contact was now down below the level of the housing and appeared to be where the melted metal had come from.
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This was preventing the sliding contact from making proper contact. I considered trying to build up the contact with some solder but felt that I would damage the plastic housing with the iron so I decided to try to replace the contact that was damaged. The sliding contact had cleaned up OK.
Here's a close up of the connections inside the left switch block for anyone who has not played there. The white/yellow wire is the one I need to work on.
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First up I cut the wire off at the connection post then used a dremel to cut the post off flush on the outside. I did this with very short bursts of cutting and had a damp rag handy to keep cooling it between cutting so as not to damage the plastic housing.
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This allowed me to set it up on the drill and using a 3mm drill bit I drilled out the contact.
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I looked around for something to use as a contact and found a brazing rod that was a whisker under 3mm diameter so I cut off a short section and tinned it so I could solder the wire back on.
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Next I cut a small piece of wood the slide in the inside space to set the depth of protrusion of the contact inside then mixed up some 2 part epoxy and glued the contact into place.
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Here is the new contact before I cleaned a little bit of epoxy around the edges after it had cured.
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While I was waiting for it to cure properly I installed headlight relays on the K1100 then reassembled the switch and fitted it to the bike for testing. Happy to report that it is working fine (I hope it stays that way).

Cheers


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2Back to top Go down   Repairing left switch block Empty Re: Repairing left switch block Tue Aug 25, 2015 10:36 am

Rick G

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That's what happens when there are no relays. I have used a dob of solder on the contact but as you said it is a bit of a chance if it gets too hot and the solder is too soft and wears away in a few years.


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3Back to top Go down   Repairing left switch block Empty Re: Repairing left switch block Tue Aug 25, 2015 11:38 am

charlie99

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great fix gaz

cheers


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4Back to top Go down   Repairing left switch block Empty Re: Repairing left switch block Tue Aug 25, 2015 5:28 pm

sidecar paul

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Repairing left switch block 112350 nice one.

Paul.


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5Back to top Go down   Repairing left switch block Empty Re: Repairing left switch block Tue Aug 25, 2015 7:46 pm

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Excellent Gaz. The photos are a great help.


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6Back to top Go down   Repairing left switch block Empty Re: Repairing left switch block Tue Aug 25, 2015 7:57 pm

indian036

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Good work, Gaz.

Headlight relays was one of the early jobs on my K, partly just because of small wires and partly due to switch load. The fact that I also had a 100/90W bulb ready to replace the 60/55W bulb had a bit to do with it as well. 

Bill


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1985 K100RT  VIN 0028991  My original Very Happy ROB the Red Old Bike   (Historic rego)
1985 K100RT  VIN 0029036  BOB the Blue Old Bike  (Historic rego)
1990 K100LT  VIN 0190452  Work in progress
1984 K100RT  VIN 0023022  Work needing lots of progress

1986 K100RT  VIN 0090542  Work needing lots and lots of progress
1993 K1100LT  VIN 0183046  Work in progress
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7Back to top Go down   Repairing left switch block Empty Re: Repairing left switch block Wed Aug 26, 2015 4:45 am

charlie99

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dito bill

these poor old eyes dont see too well at night time ...made a huge difference ...although noticing some burn-in - deformation of the mirror finish of the reflector after a few years of use .

relays were definately the wise option

cheers


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cheezy grin whilst riding, kinda bloke ....oh the joy !!!! ...... ( brick aviator )

'86 K100 RT..#0090401 ..."Gerty" ( Gertrude Von Clickandshift ) --------O%O
'86 k100 rs.. #######..  "Fred " (f(rame) red ) ( Fredrick leichtundschnell ) - -
bits and pieces from many kind friends across the k100 world ...with many thanks ..
1987 k100rs ########   "Red"  - (red sports rs TWB style )
1989 K100rt #009637   "Black Betty"  (naked rt ala Nigel , now sporting an rs main fairing )
    

8Back to top Go down   Repairing left switch block Empty Re: Repairing left switch block Sat Jan 16, 2016 6:26 am

Waz

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Mine just lost low beam on the way home, luckily still had high beam to get back.


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9Back to top Go down   Repairing left switch block Empty Re: Repairing left switch block Sat Jan 16, 2016 6:42 am

Gaz

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If it seems like the hi-lo switch is the problem Waz, good luck with the repair. DaleRT did a repair similar to me recently using a brass bolt to replace a contact.

Have you had one of those switches apart before? If not, disassembly inside a big plastic bag is good for catching bits that try to escape.

Don't forget to look into fitting headlight relays.

Cheers


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