Electrical weirdness!

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Re: Electrical weirdness!

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towerworker wrote:Sure glad you found it. Was gonna suggest you check the antifreeze.....
It's that time of year!
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Glad you got it sorted out OP. Seems that sometimes there's just ghosts in the machine.

And as far as coolant. I like the 5-20 stuff, but I guess it depends on where you are.
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Thanks everyone. No more consistent harbinger of winter than Towerworkers antifreeze reminder - thanks!

I also am anxious about an underlying problem causing the fuse #1 to go. Hoping that maybe it was just a really old fuse... [-o<

I have not been out for a ride yet, but will see how that goes. I now travel with a variety of fuse replacements including a bunch of 4 amp fuses for slot #1.
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We think of fuses blowing because something shorts out. A fuse can also go if there are loose connections somewhere in that particular circuit. When an electrical connection becomes just slightly loose there is resistance added that causes a slight increase in the amount of current flowing thru that circuit. So if you find no clear reason for a blown fuse work backwards thru that circuit and ensure that all electrical connections involved are clean and tight.
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Everything worked normally on ride to work today.
When an electrical connection becomes just slightly loose there is resistance added that causes a slight increase in the amount of current flowing thru that circuit.
Interesting, when the problem first started, I lost flashers, brake lights, etc, then they all came back for a few seconds. I wonder if something is loose? If so, the problem should come back...

Thanks for the advice.
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Everything worked normally on ride to work today.
When an electrical connection becomes just slightly loose there is resistance added that causes a slight increase in the amount of current flowing thru that circuit.
Interesting, when the problem first started, I lost flashers, brake lights, etc, then they all came back for a few seconds. I wonder if something is loose? If so, the problem should come back...

Thanks for the advice.
2002 R1150R
"Better is the enemy of good enough"
- my brother-in-law's brother
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