Motorcycle Electrics

Piece of piss.

Easy.

All you have to do is carefully trace the circuit diagrams. Test each
connection and switch.

Then collapse in hysterical sobs, start connecting wires at random
whilst screaming the incantation "Just fucking *WORK* you fucking
cunting fucking bastard fucking thing PLEEEEEEEEEEASE!!!".

Try to ignore the blue sparks.

Smoke is entirely normal and expected.

Anyway.

It would appear that the Enfield has a fully functional electrical
system. Lights go "light", indicators go "blinky-blinky", horn goes
"honk", spark plug does.

Lovely.

I can feel an MOT coming on...

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - There are few things in life more sinister than a
public toilet with the lid closed.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 23:21:21 +0000, Wicked Uncle Nigel wrote:

I have always believed smoke to be an essential and magical ingredient
in vehicle electrics. The only problem being that once you let the
magic smoke out, you can't get it back in again and said circuit will
not seem to work without it.

Anyone know how to get the smoke to go back in?

HVB.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, HVB

Not necessary in the case of the Basmati Rice Burner. I have liberated
copious quantities of the magic smoke this very evening and it now all
works.

I think it's like the old "leeches" thing. The BRB had too much smoke
and had to be bled.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - There are few things in life more sinister than a
public toilet with the lid closed.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

Same with Cheryls Moggie Minor. During the install of a new petrol pump
much magic smoke was seen coming off the (fabric covered rubber
insulated) wires.

It still works. In fact - it works better[1].

Old British engineering[2] really does require regular abuse for it to
keep working. It's a class struggle thing I guess.

Phil.

[1] Having a working petrol pump seems to have made a difference to the
engine. I think I can work out why.
[2] Or cheap copies thereof.
[3] Working for a living sucks. Especially when you do a major
server-move and it all goes horribly horribly wrong.