Last weekend my HID headlight stopped working. So yesterday I set about tracing the problem. It seemed to be damaged wire because it would turn on and off as I played with all the wires to and from the ballast. I couldnt establish which wire exactly because it was very intermittent. I had to do this with the engine running. I finally found that by rearranging the way I held all the wires in place it would stay on, so a temporary fix at best. BUT..... In doing so I seem to have completely fried the instrument cluster which now is completely stuffed. None of the lights come on any more apart from the backlighting for the LCD panel. On the LCD panel itself only a part of the number at the bottom (which normally shows the trip odo etc) shows. I tried disconnecting the battery for a while but that didn't help at all. It looks pretty terminal to me. Any suggestions? Also I don't want to install another instrument cluster and blow that as well - I'm wondering if its the voltage regulator not coping with the lower loads (I have LED tail light and indicators and a HID headlight all of which use much less power).
Don't know what bike you have?? I'd determine what wires provides power and ground to the cluster and see if it has power/ground to it. Voltage reg will be happier with a reduced load. .
Its a 09 610 The instrument is getting power because the back light comes on and part of some numbers show on the LCD. So its not a power/fuse issue.
If the backlighting is on -- and the indicators and lights do not work and rev counter etc are not showing --try replacing the yellow 20 amp fuse on the fuses--Behind the right hand side cover -- My one 610 TE did that once after a gigantic jump --fuse fused -- replaced --and all was well again --- My LCD Screen had power --when the fuse was changed the data on the screen came back on --they just work that way ---
Thanks Michael, tried that - no luck. I'll try checking all the earth's this weekend, maybe that will yield something.
