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may be a bad earth
Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 4:50 pm
by martin
have noticed when the indicators are on. the headlight seems to flicker a bit with the indicators[only slightly] any ideas, have i got a bad earth
Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 6:40 pm
by nate
or the battery isn't fully charged and the indicator relay is dragging the voltage down... hence the flickering main beam
Check your battery... you should have 14 volts across it
Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 10:34 pm
by Bikemike
nate wrote:
Check your battery... you should have 14 volts across it
.....when the engine is running.
It'll be some where in the 12v region with the engine off.
Mike
Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 11:42 am
by garye345
love this site
Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 12:28 pm
by ScottaKR
I'm actually leaning towards the earth problem myself.
I know my battery is a bit sad and the indicator is just really slow to flash unless I bring up the revs a bit.
The dimming of the other lights (sometimes till they can't be seen) is a classic symptom of a bad earth. You'll usually notice that it dims as the indicator flashes if it is.