Saturday, November 27, 2010

Instrument Cluster

This part surprised me a little, because I expected a plug at the instrument cluster and another plug near the battery. Instead, the instrument cluster wires into the loom (with easily removed connectors, admittedly) and a long length of wiring loom goes off to the battery region, where it does indeed terminate in a plug.

Here's the instrument cluster at the start: 


Side view. The IC is supported by two brackets, one of either side, underneath the clip-ons.


Remove the cluster from the brackets (just a scree on either side) and off it comes


I expected to remove these two screws at the top, and find a connector block. As it turned out, there is no single connector block, but may individual connectors going to (for example) the neutral light, the turn indicators etc:


I removed the speedo and tacho drives



This was a mis-step. No connector block under here! Put it back together again sharpish! 


The wiring literally fell off the ignition switch. Some former owner should hang his head in shame! If you're reading this, you know who you are ;-)


Look how far down the wiring loom goes!


The loom also contains the front brake light switch


These connectors goes to the LHS switchgear, and aren't part of the instrument cluster. I disconnected it anyway at this time to make removed of the LHS handlebar controls possible. 


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