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Technically Speaking => Electrics => Topic started by: Cykik on Tuesday, 02 June 2020, 11:45 PM

Title: Help! (Electrical)
Post by: Cykik on Tuesday, 02 June 2020, 11:45 PM
I have a K2, which I remove the battery over winter & charge once a month (it's years old).
Thìs year I I fitted a healtech gpi indicator, using the 12v switched feed for the fan.
Started the bike last week, fine apart from FI lamp blinking very slowly.
I used contact cleaner on 5 plugs in vicinity of fuse box (12 way grey plug,2pin green plug, fuel pump plug & gpi plugs)
Went to start yesterday, battery completely flat,
I may have inadvertently left park light on.
Battery charged over night, fuel pump primes ok,
But no dial sweep, no lcd display  although neutral & oil light are lit & rpm needle sits @ 1250, regardless of key position &even if battery disconnected. Healtech still plugged in but I've disconnected the +12v
Title: Re: Help!
Post by: gsxbarmy on Wednesday, 03 June 2020, 01:19 AM
Sounds like the battery may finally have had its day. Have you put a meter across it, what voltage shows (it may be that whilst you have charged the battery, one cell is buggered, so whilst the battery has "charged" its no longer a 12v battery.

To reset the needles, try this https://gsx1400owners.org/forum/index.php?topic=240.0

Title: Re: Help!
Post by: Cykik on Wednesday, 03 June 2020, 02:41 AM
Just checked ign switch & have no continuity twixt blk/whi & or/blk  pair with ign on. Other pairs ok.
Got the switch  off. What's the best way to remove fasteners holding baseplate to sw body? I see Hooli's done this.. Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: Help!
Post by: KiwiCol on Wednesday, 03 June 2020, 03:19 AM
I'd be putting a new battery in there before I started pulling things to bits.  Eliminate the easy stuff first.
Title: Re: Help!
Post by: Cykik on Wednesday, 03 June 2020, 04:21 AM
Reason for poor continuity twixt Blk/whi & Or/bulk there's a resistor soldered within ign sw.
12.8v  on batt, bike starts ,& runs fine. Within headlight shell12.6v at red wire on 6 way connector & 12.6 on Orange green wire on 10 way connector, when running FI lamp lights up every 6 secs. Everything electrical works apart from clocks & LCD displays. Tacho remains static @ 1250rpm. I'm starting to think the clocks are sha**ed.