Re: NGneers NC30 build thread (8 years + in the making)
Posted: Mon May 07, 2018 6:25 pm
I have been distracted from the project for a while through a mixture of work and stuff ......but more honestly due to the cracking weather, awesome roads out here and two other bikes to enjoy.
Anyway trying to get the project moving forward again I have been pondering my lack of electrical problem. By that I mean the fact I don't seem to have any of that electrickery stuff...or only a bit. When I turn on the ignition my newly grafted in Koso digital speedo does the fuel deflection thing and shows the neutral light...but that’s it. There is no power to anything else at all???
I think I am going to have to start by uninstalling the digital speedo and trying to get the electrics back on line in a more "standard" set up and then maybe look at grafting the digital speedo back in. At least by doing it more step by step I will have a chance to narrow down the source of the fault whereas now I just kind of know...it is on the bike somewhere
Whilst thinking about my options (and following a good tidy up of the workshop) I decided to at least prep the replacement radiators I have for it. Refurbished fan and fan mount were fitted with a minimal bit of tweaking and all the mounting rubbers have been swapped over. I managed to forget the upper radiator protection mesh when I was getting things plastic coated but can't be bothered to put that in alone so I think I will be setting about that with the rotary wire brush and then some rattle cans.
I also stumbled across a nice lightweight / magnetic sump plug amongst my box of shiny stuff and decided to fit that whilst I was going. Having drilled a small hole in one of the sump casting flanges, for the wire locking, I noticed a number of what appear to be small cracks in the side of the sump.
Not sure if they are something to be properly concerned about or nothing....but as my other (spare) sump looks in much better condition, and I have a gasket laying around, I think I will be swapping that over as well - just to be sure.
Fingers crossed the electrical gremlin is not too much of a problem and I can get the momentum going again.
Anyway trying to get the project moving forward again I have been pondering my lack of electrical problem. By that I mean the fact I don't seem to have any of that electrickery stuff...or only a bit. When I turn on the ignition my newly grafted in Koso digital speedo does the fuel deflection thing and shows the neutral light...but that’s it. There is no power to anything else at all???
I think I am going to have to start by uninstalling the digital speedo and trying to get the electrics back on line in a more "standard" set up and then maybe look at grafting the digital speedo back in. At least by doing it more step by step I will have a chance to narrow down the source of the fault whereas now I just kind of know...it is on the bike somewhere
Whilst thinking about my options (and following a good tidy up of the workshop) I decided to at least prep the replacement radiators I have for it. Refurbished fan and fan mount were fitted with a minimal bit of tweaking and all the mounting rubbers have been swapped over. I managed to forget the upper radiator protection mesh when I was getting things plastic coated but can't be bothered to put that in alone so I think I will be setting about that with the rotary wire brush and then some rattle cans.
I also stumbled across a nice lightweight / magnetic sump plug amongst my box of shiny stuff and decided to fit that whilst I was going. Having drilled a small hole in one of the sump casting flanges, for the wire locking, I noticed a number of what appear to be small cracks in the side of the sump.
Not sure if they are something to be properly concerned about or nothing....but as my other (spare) sump looks in much better condition, and I have a gasket laying around, I think I will be swapping that over as well - just to be sure.
Fingers crossed the electrical gremlin is not too much of a problem and I can get the momentum going again.