1 Bad Flasher Relay? Mon Apr 18, 2016 2:52 pm
Bikesmith
Silver member
Hi everyone!
I'm trying to sort out the electrics on my 1985 K100rs. The current (ha) issue is a voltage leak. I've been narrowing down the location of the problem and have settled on the flasher relay. When the flasher relay is connected I have a voltage leak. When I disconnect it, I don't. Seems pretty definitive, right? Is there anything I could be missing? What makes me wonder if I'm misdiagnosing this is that the turn signals are working perfectly.
Could the relay be bad in such a way that the turn signals work, but I have a short to ground somewhere? Could something else be going on that's tricking me into being suspicious of a good relay?
Thanks!
-Jon
I'm trying to sort out the electrics on my 1985 K100rs. The current (ha) issue is a voltage leak. I've been narrowing down the location of the problem and have settled on the flasher relay. When the flasher relay is connected I have a voltage leak. When I disconnect it, I don't. Seems pretty definitive, right? Is there anything I could be missing? What makes me wonder if I'm misdiagnosing this is that the turn signals are working perfectly.
Could the relay be bad in such a way that the turn signals work, but I have a short to ground somewhere? Could something else be going on that's tricking me into being suspicious of a good relay?
Thanks!
-Jon
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Jon
Mechanically competent, electrically perplexed
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1985 BMW K100RS
1959 BMW R60
1942 Chevrolet 3/4-ton Special
1940 Royal Enfield WD/CO
1975 Porsche 911S