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Electrical Issues continued...

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I've been dealing with what I thought were issues after relocating my rear turn signals. However, as this point it seems like a rear brake light issue. Everytime I step on the rear brake, the brake light doesn't light up, and the turn signal fuse burns out (2nd fuse from the top in the fuse box). I completely removed the signals, and the taillight behaves the same as the did before I removed them. After the fuse burns out, if I press on the pedal again the taillight and headlight flash off and on with each compression of the pedal. I'm totally confused. I've check the wires and things seem fine. I appreciate any suggestions.

Scudder
 
Since removing the light didn't change anything, try disconnecting the wires.

Put the wires back together one at a time, testing each time to see which one causes the problem.

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Any chance that you swapped a ground wire for a power one? Don't depend on the colors as someone may have repaired the pigtail and mixed them. I went around and around on a customer's KLR650 a few years ago after he inadvertently swapped the two turn signal wires. All would be fine for days or a week and then it would blow the fuse. Finally figured out that the light was grounding through the housing once in a while which shorted the power wire to ground because the wiring was reversed making the housing the hot side.

If the suggestions posted don't help, please restate the issue in another post for reading after we are less stuffed with turkey and butter tarts.:(;)
 
Figured it out. Feel pretty stupid however. Turns out the front brake wire that connects to the new master cylinder I installed (but hadn't hooked up the wiring yet), was touching my handle bars and causing the fuses to blow. All is well now. Thanks a million.

Scudder
 
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