1 What's the green wire do? Wed Jul 04, 2012 6:29 pm
Lucky Lou
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Hello my first post, this is my first "K" a 75RT 1993 i have only had airheads before. The bike had been stood for a few years before i rescued it, all went well no major problems getting it back on the road and it sailed through the MOT
I did about 400 enjoyable miles when the indicators started playing up then the lights and starter motor, i have been going round checking earths and in the process of fitting new brushes to the starter motor, something is really bugging me.
on the starter motor input there is a small black wire going to a relay (Load shed i think) on the other side of the coil for the relay there are 2 green wires where i am getting 12v+ when ignition is on, this does not make sense to me as i would have expected it to be an earth on that side can anyone enlighten me as to whether or not voltage shoud be present on the green wires? the starter relay seems to work ok.
Thanks Lou
I did about 400 enjoyable miles when the indicators started playing up then the lights and starter motor, i have been going round checking earths and in the process of fitting new brushes to the starter motor, something is really bugging me.
on the starter motor input there is a small black wire going to a relay (Load shed i think) on the other side of the coil for the relay there are 2 green wires where i am getting 12v+ when ignition is on, this does not make sense to me as i would have expected it to be an earth on that side can anyone enlighten me as to whether or not voltage shoud be present on the green wires? the starter relay seems to work ok.
Thanks Lou