Lo-Beam not working

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hawk2993
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Lo-Beam not working

Post by hawk2993 » Sat May 24, 2014 2:41 pm

Hi Guys,

At some point today, my low beam stopped working.

I've checked the hi-low beam switch and its clean. Bulbs are standard new. Wiring is fine. Could it be the starter relay thats stuffed?

Haynes said if there's a click when switching to hi beam, then I should check the voltage of the black/red wire?
How do I do that? Its only one black/red wire, I know it sounds stupid, but where do i put the multimeter terminals to check the voltage?

Thanks

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Re: Lo-Beam not working

Post by Neosophist » Sun May 25, 2014 12:22 pm

first off what bike?
xivlia wrote:i dont go fast on this bike so really do not need a rear brake.. /
vic-vtrvfr wrote:Ask xivlia for help, he's tackled just about every problem u could think of...

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Re: Lo-Beam not working

Post by hawk2993 » Sun May 25, 2014 12:39 pm

Neosophist wrote:first off what bike?
Sorry, it's an RVF400.

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Re: Lo-Beam not working

Post by willandrip » Sun May 25, 2014 3:32 pm

To check voltage of a single feed:

Set multimeter to DC 20v.
Red lead (+) to wire for test.
Black lead to a good earth or battery negative terminal.

You use the meter just as you would a test lamp; except it displays the voltage supplied rather than just lighting up .
A red box doth not a Snap On make.

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