Identify This Wire - Green Blue Tracer -

[Guest]

1982 GS1100E

I am hunting some electrical issues under a different post but can not find the purpose of this Green/Blue wire which has what looks have a diode on it and is connected directly to my battery positive (+). (see picture)

The wiring diagrams I have found are not definative but it looks as though this wire should be on the negative pole of the battery. The bike arrived to me with this wire on the positive. Can anyone verify the purpose and placement of this wire for me? Also can the diode be replaced it appears to be in poor condition at the point of contact with the wire.

Thanks in advance for your help!

[hikermikem]

Not completely sure, I'm guessing it's the wire that feeds the "check panel" in the gage set, warning of a bad battery or perhaps connects to a voltmeter? I'm not familiar with the '82 dash...

My '81 had a funky wire like that, but I removed it & pulled the "idiot light" bulb in the panel.

I think you're right too, it looks like it's conneted to the neg side.

[Wizard]

From the photo, it appears to be a resistor.
If the colors are Yellow-Violet-Red-Gold,,.. it would imply a 4700 ohm resistor (5%).
Might be a Sense Wire, with such a low current pass through.
A better photo of the Diode/Resistor would help.

[Wizard]

BassCliff has a web page with a schematic for a GS1100G in color.

http://members.dslextreme.com/users/bikecliff/images/GS1100G_1982_wiring.jpg

It shows a Diode near the right bottom side, and appears to be in the Kick Stand Warning Circuit.

[ACR]

Not completely sure, I'm guessing it's the wire that feeds the "check panel" in the gage set, warning of a bad battery or perhaps connects to a voltmeter? I'm not familiar with the '82 dash...

My '81 had a funky wire like that, but I removed it & pulled the "idiot light" bulb in the panel.

I think you're right too, it looks like it's conneted to the neg side.

+1

It looks just like the sense wire on my '85 1150. I believe it can be connected directly to the neg terminal as well. I'm not the strongest electrician so maybe someone on here can confirm or call out my BS. :-)

[BassCliff]

Hi,

This chart is generally applicable in most situations but certain models can vary. Check your wiring diagram to be sure.




Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

[Caseyuconn]

So I have looked through the majority of the wiring diagrams with no clear answer on what this wire feeds.

The wiring diagram for GS1100 on Bike Cliffs website shows this wiring coming from the 'Check Panel Control Unit' directly to a resistor or diode and to the battery negative pole.

What would be really helpful is if someone can verify if they have a green/blue tracer wire connected to their '82 GS1100 battery negative. Like I said I got this bike with this wire connected to the positive and Im hesitant to switch it over without confirmation.

On the resistor/diode. It appears to be yellow/red/light blue/blue. Does anyone have any luck in changing these out. The connection on this is sub-standard.

Thanks again.

[Matchless]

So I have looked through the majority of the wiring diagrams with no clear answer on what this wire feeds.

The wiring diagram for GS1100 on Bike Cliffs website shows this wiring coming from the 'Check Panel Control Unit' directly to a resistor or diode and to the battery negative pole.

What would be really helpful is if someone can verify if they have a green/blue tracer wire connected to their '82 GS1100 battery negative. Like I said I got this bike with this wire connected to the positive and Im hesitant to switch it over without confirmation.

On the resistor/diode. It appears to be yellow/red/light blue/blue. Does anyone have any luck in changing these out. The connection on this is sub-standard.

Thanks again.

Have a read here: http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...+warning+light