Knots in tailight wiring?

[Larry D]

Sorry, didn't take any pics.

Has anyone else noticed that there was one knot tied into each of the rear turn light wiring/tailight wiring? I suppose from the factory. When I replaced the bullet connectors to spades, I noticed them.(It's been a couple weeks ago) I untied them carefully and just let it be.

Any idea why? Maybe to show that they'd been inspected or something?

[tkent02]

It is always done that way to get the electricity used to going in a spiral, before it has to go through all of the tight little spirals of the bulb filament.
The bulbs stay cooler and last a lot longer that way.














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[Larry D]

No kidding?

Get out!!!! Really??

I've learned more in the last couple months here than I have in years!!













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[carey]

Yeah.... And if you believe that.................

[Larry D]

Yeah.... And if you believe that.................

Of course I believe it.

After all, I know nothing about electricity, or how it flows. I'm young, well sorta young, impressionable, naive, trusting and very handsome!

[Steve]

Of course I believe it.

After all, I know nothing about electricity, or how it flows. I'm young, well sorta young, impressionable, naive, trusting and very handsome!

Well, you sort had me believing you until that last statement. Therefore, there is only one proper response:


The only knots I have seen in a wiring harness were ones that I put there. I have been known to knot the right-side wire and leave the left wire straight so I can tell them apart later.

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[psyguy]

It is always done that way to get the electricity used to going in a spiral, before it has to go through all of the tight little spirals of the bulb filament.
The bulbs stay cooler and last a lot longer that way.

i thought you needed to have the same number of spirals in the wire as there are in the bulb fillament. only one knot in the wire clearly shows a malpractice at suzuki factory

[Larry D]

Well, you sort had me believing you until that last statement. Therefore, there is only one proper response:


The only knots I have seen in a wiring harness were ones that I put there. I have been known to knot the right-side wire and leave the left wire straight so I can tell them apart later.

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I'm not fooling about the knots..they were there. Perhaps the po put then there for some reason or another. Just thought someone else had seen this as well.

Also, I really don't know anything about electricity. Other than it's what makes the light switch work.

[Il-Ed]

The thing you have to watch out for is a square knot as the electricity will go in and back out the same direction.
Ed

[xDownSetx]

They probably knot the wire so if the tail light ever comes loose they dont pull on the whole wire harness. Or something to that effect.

[Steve]

I'm not fooling about the knots..they were there.

Did you read the rest of my post? I have inserted knots myself, but have never seen any put in by the factory.

Also, I really don't know anything about electricity. Other than it's what makes the light switch work.

Keep in mind that "electricity" is just a name. What really makes it work is smoke.

Think about it. You touch the wrong thing, you let the smoke out, it doesn't work any more.

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[Thelen82gs550l]

is this a forum to help or to confuse? maybe both at one time?

[Larry D]

Did you read the rest of my post?

Yes sir, I did.

Which is why I said perhaps the po put them there for one reason or another. As you did for your purposes.

The post about my electrical prowess and youth was just an attempt at humor, and a bad one apparently.

[psyguy]

is this a forum to help or to confuse? maybe both at one time?

lotsa cheek-in-tongue kinda humor here
PLUS all you need to know about your gs motorcycle

[lucabond]

Did you read the rest of my post? I have inserted knots myself, but have never seen any put in by the factory.



Keep in mind that "electricity" is just a name. What really makes it work is smoke.

Think about it. You touch the wrong thing, you let the smoke out, it doesn't work any more.

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Always make sure you have something handy while working on electrical problems to catch the smoke, cause you will have to get it back in there to make it work.