mic Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 hi!ive got a chinese maxus x dirt 125cc cheap jobbie. when i turn the indicators on they stay on and i get a high pitch humming noise rather than have them repeat as they should. any idea what it could be?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 the first thing I would do would be check the flasher relay ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mic Posted September 21, 2010 Author Share Posted September 21, 2010 i like that line of thought.... where would i pick one up from to check? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 If you can pull the existing one out, a trip to a decent motor factors should see you right, or ebay or rs components or something similar lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastanglianbiker Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 before you pull it out and disconnect it while indicators are turned on give it a gentle tap it might start working again it could just be the contact stuck inside it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mightycaz Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 before you pull it out and disconnect it while indicators are turned on give it a gentle tap it might start working again it could just be the contact stuck inside it If that doesn't work, give it a harder tap with a bigger hammer....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mic Posted September 24, 2010 Author Share Posted September 24, 2010 Tapped it and knocked it till it rattled. Put another one on and its the same, both sides light up but stay on Any other ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Next step will take longer. You say you have replaced with a new relay and the symptom persists? This suggests a bad earth to me, this could be anywhere in the flasher loom (oooer ) Unfortunately it is a case of tracing all the indicator wires to see if they have chafed anywhere (againsts the frame eg) exposing copper to the a ground. Probabaly a good idea to clean all the indicator connections whilst you are at it, disconnect, clean up (emery cloth) reconnect, check harness routing...Have you got a multimeter? Would be able to confirm if you had a bad earth.... then just be a case of finding it ....(1. hope that helps... 2. hope i'm not sending you on a goose chase lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argentum40 Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 not tryin to state the obvious but was it deffo the flasher relay you changed?.. only reason i ask is that i know when i went to do mine there were several relays in there.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastanglianbiker Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 check all your bulbs are the same watt as well normally 21w on standard 12volt bike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mic Posted September 25, 2010 Author Share Posted September 25, 2010 is definanlty the right flasher relay the bike hasnt even done 300 miles yet, i cant find any loose wires etc. im wondering if i should try fix the original relay incase it 'needs' to use that one, its a pretty spotless bike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 Is it not under warranty then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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