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Taillight blowing out

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What would cause my taillight to be constantly blowing out?
This is the third one in just about a month of riding the bike.](*,)
The brake light is fine, but the tail light is the problem, I found and repaired a bad ground wire that was causing the light to not work a while back so I don't think it could be a ground. :-k
Any suggestions?
 
check for loose connections. jiggling around may send uneven current to the light, causing it to blow.
 
That's sounding like a shorting situation. You need to look at the power lead to the light or any connectors in that lead. Something is worn through and touching metal or a ground lead. It could even be in the area of the bulb socket in the light. I had one where there was corrosion in the socket it self that caused a bulb to blow. Changed out the socket and all was good.

Hope this helps a bit.

Good luck,
Spyug
 
Could also be voltage too high because of a charging problem, check this out it - could get expensive if more things start to fail...
 
I had been thinking a voltage surge too but wouldn't that have blown out the fuse first ? Unless the fuse is rated too high i.e. wrong fuse. Without looking i think it is 10 amp for the light circuit isn't it.

Just a thought.

cheers,
Spyug
 
Fuses don't blow because of excess voltage. They blow because of excess current (amps).

You can take the same 15 amp fuse from your main fuse location and use it to power the toaster oven in your kitchen. Yeah, they have maximum voltages for fuses, too, but that is a measure of how much voltage it will take to jump the gap on a blown fuse. Common voltage values for fuses are 32, 125 and 250. Any of these will work in your bike, but don't use the 32-volt ones in your home's electronic devices, regardless of amp capacity.

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Ooops big brain fart. Thanks for catching that Steve. I guess i'm not as good at multitasking as I thought as I was talking on the phone as I wrote that.

Cheers,
Spyug.
 
Well, maybe it was just a bad bulb????
I replaced the bulb and have been riding it for the past few days (While constantly checking it during the dusk/dawn hours) and have had no problems.
We shall see...................
 
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