1 mystery burn smell Wed Sep 15, 2021 12:47 pm
KlaustheK
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89 K100 RS SE with intermittent dropout on all lighting when at temp and a mild smell of burning electronics for the first 5-6 minutes. I Tore dash and cluster apart assuming I would find obvious signs of burning. Nothing. No char anywhere. I took the tank off and went through entire wiring harness. Only sign of char anywhere is on a wire tag that was underneath all the other wires, near the wiring passthrough above the airbox on the right side of the bike. No other signs of char on any actual wiring or connectors. I am using this as an opportunity to grease all of the connections and since the next step that I can see is to pull the airbox I will replace the cooling fan while I am in there. I will open the left handle bar switch and check all of those connections again, as that may explain the intermittent lighting, but I can't imagine enough char in there to explain the amount of smell. Any suggestions on where to look for signs of burning electronics besides the electronics compartment?
I am imaging a society of mythical gremlins where the electrical gremlin is the king and all other gremlins bow to him.
I am imaging a society of mythical gremlins where the electrical gremlin is the king and all other gremlins bow to him.
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