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Baffled x2

Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 3:52 pm
by tony172
I've 2 vespa px discs with me (one mine, one a friend's) with exactly the same fault, and for the life of me I can't suss it out.
Indicator warning light, low fuel light and fuel gauge are not responding at all.
Both were working previously and have had nothing changed, and all of a sudden half the instrument panel is bust!
Anyone point me in the right direction?
All other electrical bits work fine still

Re: Baffled x2

Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 6:08 pm
by gaz_powell
Break in the printed cuircuits of the wiring on speedo

Re: Baffled x2

Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 7:22 pm
by tony172
Hi thanks for the reply,
Is this something you have had before?
I think you're most likely right but I don't want to spend a hundred squid if I don't have to.
Thanks again
Tony :D I

Re: Baffled x2

Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2019 9:38 pm
by gaz_powell
Yes mate .....unfortunately it was a new speedo required - I managed to pick a good 2nd hand one up

Re: Baffled x2

Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2019 12:39 pm
by tony172
Nice one mate, thanks for that.
At least it saves me endlessly chasing wiring around both scoots trying to figure it out

Re: Baffled x2

Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2019 4:00 pm
by firekdp
All 3 of those circuits are powered from the grey wire so check the condition of the contacts at the speedo connector.

Re: Baffled x2

Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2019 9:34 pm
by gaz_powell
/\ that's a good call !

Mine was the printed circuit it had broken and was visible shot!

Good Luck

Re: Baffled x2

Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2019 7:23 am
by tony172
Funny enough i had the horncase off my mates one and have a stray double grey wire with a female spade connector there. Couldn't find where it came from, it's just hanging around in thin air. One wire comes from the buzzer (not connected) and one goes down into the loom, but where it plugs in i cannot suss.
There's also a black one hanging under the horncase
They're the only 2 without a home, and plugging them together kills all electrics on the bike.
Any ideas?

Re: Baffled x2

Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2019 9:11 am
by firekdp
Grey is normally AC power and black earth, so plugging them together will short all electrics out.

Re: Baffled x2

Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2019 10:17 am
by firekdp
Those extra wires are normally for the PRD relay, which has probably been removed.