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Post by jaciche on Aug 22, 2018 17:27:41 GMT -5
My tail light is modeled after a Yamaha Zuma. Each red ring should have 6 LED's lit when the scooter is running. The brake lights fill the inside of the circle when I pull a brake lever. This picture was taken while the scooter was idling. In my picture, you'll see that 3 of the LED's in the right ring are not lit. Sometimes they don't light at all, sometimes they are lit but can barely be seen and sometimes they flicker to their full brightness. I have tried disconnecting the wiring harnesses on the back half of the scooter and wiggling wires but haven't had any success with fixing the issue. Can anyone point me in the right direction for what to check next? I have a multimeter and am not afraid to use it if I need to. I can't find a direct replacement for this tail light online.  |
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Post by chewbaca on Aug 22, 2018 22:47:08 GMT -5
the LED themselves can be replaced
although its probably bad soldering that's causing the problem
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Post by cyborg55 on Aug 23, 2018 8:39:55 GMT -5
Bingo Chewy is on it,,bad connection,,probably a 20-30 minute job with a soldering iron
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Post by jaciche on Aug 23, 2018 18:17:54 GMT -5
I took the tail light apart after work today and looked at all the solder welds, played with the LED's and everything. The 3 that usually don't work were dimly lit so they were all working. When I have some more time, I'll try to re solder the 2 outside LED's that are in the circuit that aren't working. Hopefully there's just a bad weld/connection to the board. I put it all back together because I wont have time to do it for a while.
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Post by mjsfoto1956 on Aug 23, 2018 19:26:28 GMT -5
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Post by jaciche on Aug 24, 2018 8:30:31 GMT -5
So if I bought one of those and got rid of the rear blinkers that are mounted on the side of the mud flap/license plate area, would i have to get some wiring harnesses to match the 2 others in the last picture? That's what makes me nervous as I have no experience wiring stuff into new harnesses. |
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Post by mjsfoto1956 on Aug 24, 2018 12:17:31 GMT -5
So if I bought one of those and got rid of the rear blinkers that are mounted on the side of the mud flap/license plate area, would i have to get some wiring harnesses to match the 2 others in the last picture? That's what makes me nervous as I have no experience wiring stuff into new harnesses. Pretty sure these are "plug and play" (assuming you want to leave your blinkers where they currently are). I ordered a replacement BWS125 H4 headlight system (complete) from AliExpress and it was plug-and-play. Cheap enough to not worry about it. YMMV. |
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