SCOOTOPIA IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM

[shamrockexpress]

put on a new scootopia ignition switch , ignition circuit on/off no problem but no lights!!!!!!!!!!!
Power is going in ok on brown feed no return power on orange for dip switch, no power return on purple for break light, no return power on black for tail light,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,quoite sure all the circuits are working fine ,,,
SO ANYBODY ELSE USING THESE IGNITION SWITCHES??????????

[rosscla]

If you have a multimeter you should be able to test the connections in each of the positions.

Is it an AC or DC system?

[holty]

put on a new scootopia ignition switch , ignition circuit on/off no problem but no lights!!!!!!!!!!!
Power is going in ok on brown feed no return power on orange for dip switch, no power return on purple for break light, no return power on black for tail light,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,quoite sure all the circuits are working fine ,,,
SO ANYBODY ELSE USING THESE IGNITION SWITCHES??????????

i had the same problem with the last swich i bought from afr ,i needed to put a power feed to another wire as well, i think it was the purple, and hey presto it worked.

[lambro]

I use loads of these and have no problems.
Have you powered up the purple wire?
Connect into the brown feeds and that should fix your problems.

Shaun.

[shamrockexpress]

When purple is connected to brown (live) still nothing, coming back on the orange or yellow..............
this is with my bulb tester I will try the multimeter later and buzz out the switching, I,m a sparkie and it should have been a straight forward change over the switch I removed worked fine with same connections only the key falls out........
pretty sure its a Friday afternoon switch

I wish they would forget about spending money on engraving logos and numbers and spend that few pound extra on the key switch mechanism...............turn the key in a jap ignition and it makes the best lambretta switches out there look MICKEY MOUSE

[holty]

When purple is connected to brown (live) still nothing, coming back on the orange or yellow..............
this is with my bulb tester I will try the multimeter later and buzz out the switching, I,m a sparkie and it should have been a straight forward change over the switch I removed worked fine with same connections only the key falls out........
pretty sure its a Friday afternoon switch

I wish they would forget about spending money on engraving logos and numbers and spend that few pound extra on the key switch mechanism...............turn the key in a jap ignition and it makes the best lambretta switches out there look MICKEY MOUSE

mine only worked with power into the brown and into the purple, have you tried both at the same time ?

[lambro]

When purple is connected to brown (live) still nothing, coming back on the orange or yellow..............
this is with my bulb tester I will try the multimeter later and buzz out the switching, I,m a sparkie and it should have been a straight forward change over the switch I removed worked fine with same connections only the key falls out........
pretty sure its a Friday afternoon switch

I wish they would forget about spending money on engraving logos and numbers and spend that few pound extra on the key switch mechanism...............turn the key in a jap ignition and it makes the best lambretta switches out there look MICKEY MOUSE

Odd.
What did they say when you rang them??

[Mr G in NYC]

Probably a made in China switch but branded as Italian , LOADS of crap for scooters being made in China or Vietnam
and then re packaged as Made in Italy...... Big con going on . G

[Tractorman]

Probably built a village in China called Italy.

[lambro]

Not advertised as Italian, not made out to be Italian and not sold as Italian, (w@nk3r smilie)
Its sold as a good reproduction switch, which is exactly what it is.