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any idea's
Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 10:26 pm
by leehuggy72
evening,
just a quckie, any idea why my rear brake light won't work...
any known issue's?????
brand new brake light switch, new mb led rear light unit

Re: any idea's
Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 10:29 pm
by mark
any power out of switch ,does light work if you touch switch wires together , any ppower at rear light to harness connection?
Re: any idea's
Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 10:35 pm
by leehuggy72
led light works just don't get a brighter stop light..
i've noticed underneath were the brake pedal touches the brake switch it arcs/ sparks when pedal is depressed

Re: any idea's
Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 10:37 pm
by mark
does light work if you touch switch wires together
Re: any idea's
Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 10:41 pm
by leehuggy72
i'll do it tomorrow after work.... thanks for the info mark
Re: any idea's
Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 11:06 pm
by coaster
Definately do what Mark suggested, it seems you have power at the switch but it shouldn't be sparking across to the pedal

Sounds like the switch is fooked and is shorting out internally.
Re: any idea's
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 10:39 am
by Andy Pickering
coaster wrote:switch is fooked and is shorting out internally
E-Bay by any chance Lee...had to throw 2 before I got a good one..same problem mate.
Re: any idea's
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 3:42 pm
by Jazzy
leehuggy72 wrote:led light works just don't get a brighter stop light..
i've noticed underneath were the brake pedal touches the brake switch it arcs/ sparks when pedal is depressed

had this one,
its a crap switch as a bodge i put a bleed nipple rubber over the switch pin and its been fine since.
mine was from MB as well
Re: any idea's
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 6:26 pm
by leehuggy72
Lam46 wrote:E-Bay by any chance Lee..
no mate lol
its a sil item from beedspeed, which replaced the marshmellow scootrs one.. the sil item is quite well made considering!!!!!
mark wrote:does light work if you touch switch wires together
kicked her over, lights on, then touched the two wires NOTHING
the switch is fine then i take it?

Re: any idea's
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 8:59 pm
by leehuggy72
Not very good with electrics, but what would the next step be?
check wires with multimeter?
i take it the brown wire is ok as this feeds the back light, it must be the pink wire i take it...
any takers..