Electrical Help

[Junior]

V is fine. 83 CB550SC has shot turn signal relay. Local dealer replacement price $49.95 (For a 3 prong relay?????) Since most V riders have become electrical  pros in order to ride, anyone have any suggestions on how to avoid fifty bucks for relay? Tks

[QBS]

Take your old relay to the best auto parts house in your area and ask for a generic replacement.  Many of the relays on the V and other MCs can be had after market.  The better supply houses often have large catalogs with pictures of hundreds of auto electrical relays, switches, and related componets.  Just find a picture of a relay that looks like yours.  Shouldn't cost much more than $5.00.

[Lucky]

pop the cover off & see what's inside, if it's 3 prong it's probably a simple flasher unit like what is used in a car.  to actually be a relay it has to have at least 4 prongs

[Mutt]

Relays can be two prong. It simply houses a capacitive circuit that when charged enough, interupts the circuit. The one thing that might make this unit unique is the fact that it is tied in to the flasher/cancelling unit. From the diagram it looks like a 3 wire connection. One wire Brown/White to the switch pod, one wire Yellow/Green to the cancelling unit and one connection to the 10A main bus line.

Send me any data off the relay and I'll cross reference it for you. If NAPA doesn't carry it I might be able to cross reference it in a McMaster Carr catalog.

Mutt  :)

[Junior]

Thanks for advice. Found one at auto parts store for $8.95. Works great.

[Mutt]

CONGRATS! I think you saved a couple of bucks. Now use what you would have spent and put it back in to your V!  :)

Mutt

[Junior]

Mutt, I am not touching that V. Everything works. It is plain scary.