Subject: Re: Horn Trouble
Author: Eric Lamberts
Date: Jul 9, 2001, 8:00 PM
Post ID: 1707428708
On Mon, 9 Jul 2001, Dennis Jones wrote:
| Since we're havin' such fun with electrical woes on loopframes, here's an= |
with the original horn, and the horn beeped weakly. I would fiddle with c=
leaning the connections and then the horn adjustor nut to get it to work, b=
ut it was an on again/off again thing. Sometimes it would work, and someti=
mes it just squeaked or simply didn't sound at all. I shopped for a replac=
ement horn and, after trying two, I settled on a Fiamm as I recall. It wor=
ked well and was pretty loud when I installed it over last winter. When I =
took it to the NY Rally, I noticed that the horn would only sound intermitt=
ently, and I would often have to massage the horn button to get it to sound=
=2E Rode the bike this past weekend and the horn wouldn't work at all. Re=
moved the switchbox cover off the CEV switchgear and cleaned the horn butto=
n contacts. It's a NOS switch (less than 2 years old), so it doesn't have =
years of wear and doesn't see rain. Anyhow, upon re-assembly it would make=
the horn beep weakly compared to the 130 decibels advertized, and that it =
used to deliver. My question is......have others had nuisance problems wit=
h horns on loopframes? Do you run a relay on your horn circuit, and is tha=
t the solution? I would like to be able to get on my Eldo every ride and k=
now that my horn will work, and from the day I bought this bike, I have nev=
er had that assurance from week to week. Any input would be appreciated.
| Dennis |
battery terminal to the hot side of the horn.. If it's nice an loud,
maybe you need to reclean the switch contacts, or (more likely), check out
all the connections in the circuit...
Eric Lamberts ew-@unr.edu Reno NV, City of Trembling Leaves.
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