Ok, I'm baffled, & I hope the electrickery experts here can help me see the light (pun intended). 1980 Honda CX500 Custom, custom...
I have replaced my stock "giant plastic box" brake/ taillight with an aftermarket brake/ taillight & separate license plate light, all LED. Tested before & after mounting w/ test leads, polarity correct, etc., & I spliced the factory bullet connectors to the new lights so I could keep the factory harness intact. The separate plate light hot lead is connected to the taillight lead, so should be getting power anytime the taillight is energized. Everything then connected to the harness securely.
Connect the battery. Key off - no lights. Key on (middle position) - dash light (N) on, taillight on, plate light OFF. Key at Park (3rd) - N light off, tail on, plate light ON.
The taillight & plate light are getting power from the same source wire in the harness (brown) - how can it possibly energize one lamp & not the other? And then light both in the other key position? I'm at a loss....
I'm sure there's something I'm missing, but my simple bean cannot puzzle out what it might be. I know that someday it will quit raining & the swamp that is my yard will dry out enough for me to be able to wheel this thing up out of the basement & onto the road & into the wind again. Lighting is the last hurdle before tags & inspection.
Thanks in advance for any & all help & suggestions-
Randy
I have replaced my stock "giant plastic box" brake/ taillight with an aftermarket brake/ taillight & separate license plate light, all LED. Tested before & after mounting w/ test leads, polarity correct, etc., & I spliced the factory bullet connectors to the new lights so I could keep the factory harness intact. The separate plate light hot lead is connected to the taillight lead, so should be getting power anytime the taillight is energized. Everything then connected to the harness securely.
Connect the battery. Key off - no lights. Key on (middle position) - dash light (N) on, taillight on, plate light OFF. Key at Park (3rd) - N light off, tail on, plate light ON.
The taillight & plate light are getting power from the same source wire in the harness (brown) - how can it possibly energize one lamp & not the other? And then light both in the other key position? I'm at a loss....
I'm sure there's something I'm missing, but my simple bean cannot puzzle out what it might be. I know that someday it will quit raining & the swamp that is my yard will dry out enough for me to be able to wheel this thing up out of the basement & onto the road & into the wind again. Lighting is the last hurdle before tags & inspection.
Thanks in advance for any & all help & suggestions-
Randy