Hi all,
I have a strange problem with some Motogadget indictors I fitted to the Scrambler 400x. These to be precise:
Motogadget mo.blaze.pin
They appeared to be working perfectly when I fitted them but I discovered a problem when I rode into the city. Half way there the indicators just stopped working. I turned the bike off with the key at the traffic lights, turned it back on and the indicators worked normally again (re-setting the ECU I guess). The same thing happened again later on the journey.
When I got home, I found I could replicate the fault pretty easily. I assumed (wrongly) that I had cocked up the wiring of the connectors. I removed everything and attached new connectors where there was any shadow of a doubt, checking with a magnifier that the crimp was 'good' in each case. The problem remains. They work perfectly for a while then all indicators stop working.
It's like the ECU throws a tantrum after a few indicator uses or perhaps it happens if the indicator is cancelled at a specific moment during the flash cycle(?). Weirdly, the hazard lights work perfectly, even after the indicators stop working.
The Motogadget support guy suggested that they might not be drawing as much current as the standard indicators (also LED of course) so I hooked up some resistors (270 ohm, 1W) across the indicator terminals to boost the current draw. This made the problem worse and now the indicators flash just once and then they all stop working. Same fault, it just happens immediately rather than taking several uses before it shows up.
Firstly, I wonder if anyone has experienced anything similar. Secondly, does anyone know what controls the flashers on this bike? Is it all handled by the ECU or is there a relay somewhere that I could perhaps replace with a more suitable one? I haven't been able to find a reference to this.
I have a strange problem with some Motogadget indictors I fitted to the Scrambler 400x. These to be precise:
Motogadget mo.blaze.pin
They appeared to be working perfectly when I fitted them but I discovered a problem when I rode into the city. Half way there the indicators just stopped working. I turned the bike off with the key at the traffic lights, turned it back on and the indicators worked normally again (re-setting the ECU I guess). The same thing happened again later on the journey.
When I got home, I found I could replicate the fault pretty easily. I assumed (wrongly) that I had cocked up the wiring of the connectors. I removed everything and attached new connectors where there was any shadow of a doubt, checking with a magnifier that the crimp was 'good' in each case. The problem remains. They work perfectly for a while then all indicators stop working.
It's like the ECU throws a tantrum after a few indicator uses or perhaps it happens if the indicator is cancelled at a specific moment during the flash cycle(?). Weirdly, the hazard lights work perfectly, even after the indicators stop working.
The Motogadget support guy suggested that they might not be drawing as much current as the standard indicators (also LED of course) so I hooked up some resistors (270 ohm, 1W) across the indicator terminals to boost the current draw. This made the problem worse and now the indicators flash just once and then they all stop working. Same fault, it just happens immediately rather than taking several uses before it shows up.
Firstly, I wonder if anyone has experienced anything similar. Secondly, does anyone know what controls the flashers on this bike? Is it all handled by the ECU or is there a relay somewhere that I could perhaps replace with a more suitable one? I haven't been able to find a reference to this.