blakeatron Posted September 13, 2008 Posted September 13, 2008 My bike came from the previous owner with LED indicators, I like them and they passed the MOT.However the wiring is crap and messy - just loads and loads of crimps.I am wanting to solder them, but am worried about damaging anything. I have put a multimeter across the terminals with the ignition off and there is no reading - so in theory i should be ok?I really dont want to take teh battery off!So my question is - Can i safely solder my wiring, as long as the ignition is off? Quote
Stu Posted September 13, 2008 Posted September 13, 2008 you can yes but what you have to think about is if you ever need to remove the indicators or undo the wiring for any reason you would have to cut the wire and re solder them Quote
blakeatron Posted September 13, 2008 Author Posted September 13, 2008 I would have to cut them to get the crimps off anyway! Cheers stu, best get soldering then Quote
rennie Posted September 13, 2008 Posted September 13, 2008 should be no problem to solder, just be careful that you only heat the cable you want to. someone to help is good! they can hold things out of the way Quote
Guest akey Posted September 13, 2008 Posted September 13, 2008 If you want to do it properly I would use bullet connectors (this is what most OE stuff it), then you can remove the indicators if needed and replace them easy enough. Less hassle than soldering to.However if you really really want to solder them then it will cause no damage. Quote
Guest Posted September 13, 2008 Posted September 13, 2008 I tried some soldering recently and found it wasn't as easy as I thought it was.I managed to achieve my aims but the result wasn't as tidy as I'd have liked. Quote
Guest Posted September 13, 2008 Posted September 13, 2008 Make sure you have a nice clean connection before you start soldering,otherwise you need to hold the iron on longer resulting in the heat travelling up the copper and melting the sleeve,also use heat shrink and not insulation tape,looks a lot better Quote
blakeatron Posted September 13, 2008 Author Posted September 13, 2008 Dont see why I would have to take the indicators off - and there are proper Honda connections/block things before the crimp thing. So if need be I can just detach there.I am quite proficient in soldering, so no worries there! Quote
slugworth1987 Posted September 14, 2008 Posted September 14, 2008 just remember to check your joins with your multimeter at the connection of the leds and the join. just use resistance and aslong as its below 1ohm its all good also cover it in a sleve after Quote
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