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The Loire Valley Monster
Join Date: May 2006
Location: South of Le Mans
Bike: S4
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and probably best to put another diode back into the same place and same orientation? The text stamp on mine reads "6A05" which seems to correspond to diodes I've found on ebay for about £4 for x5
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Wolverhampton
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Hi, from the Handbook, " Warning- this switch is mainly intended for use in emergencies when you need to stop the engine quickly"
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Beachtown
Bike: M900
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But yes I would definitely look at getting the diode back in the circuit somewhere- they are cheap enough but if you have trouble let me know- we’ve probably got some at work. In addition I would use some heat shrink sleeve over it to give it a little more protection. Quote:
The ignition switch is simply a way of making turning it on and off secure so only the owner (in an ideal World) can operate it- many old classic bikes (along with competition machines) don’t have keys.
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ebay item number : 113688671255
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To be honest I’m a little confused as to why they used a 6amp rated diode when, if the blue wire on your bike is the same as mine and on a 7.5amp circuit. Or if like you thought, is the wire for the headlight and therefore on a 15amp circuit making it an even worse choice.
It is still worth finding out which fuse that wire actually goes to just for future knowledge but I think I would be looking at a higher rated diode such as this: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F192608781257 These are basically the same kind of ‘blocking’ diode used on those little battery charging solar panels to prevent the battery sending voltage to the panel instead of the other way round.
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Your choice makes more sense to me, thx ![]()
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The Loire Valley Monster
Join Date: May 2006
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Yes indeedy ....
![]() Thanks @Flip for explaining why it burnt out .... makes sense if it is only 6A ![]() and many thanks to both of you for taking the time to help - glad to see the willingness to assist is still alive after all the years ![]() I will order one of the diodes suggested at the correct rating and add it back into the circuit where the old one was and then I may even change the insurance to road use (rather than storage) and actually take her for a spin or two ![]()
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It would interesting to know whether the headlight is on the 20amp circuit of the injectors and coils etc. thus following the same pattern at least. Quote:
Now get it sorted and enjoy it on those lovely French roads around there.
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The Loire Valley Monster
Join Date: May 2006
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Righto chaps .... postie delivered the new Diode today (and his 9 brothers .... for £0.90 for 10 what could I do ^^) so tomorrow is soldering day .... it's not going to be neat but hopefully it'll function and I'll hide it all under heat shrink once we're good
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![]() Well it wasn't far and it wasn't fast but for the first outing she's had in over 4 years ..... god it felt good
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Glad you got it sorted and good to see it up and running in the lovely looking French Sunshine.
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