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Offline cb400f/20yo/semi-broke.

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Rear position light wont work....
« on: June 07, 2015, 09:43:08 AM »
So, my rear position light does not want to reveal my position in traffic. It's kind of a problem when the sun goes down.
The brake light does however want to reveal to the traffic that i am braking on my cb400F.
I have tried to the following:
new bulp = still the same only brake light works
New fuse = no change
Battery recharged = no change.

Where should i consider looking?

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Re: Rear position light wont work....
« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2015, 10:09:44 AM »
If you are speaking about the center brake light. Did you replace it with a dual filament bulb? One filament handles the running light, the other the brake light.
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Re: Rear position light wont work....
« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2015, 01:31:17 PM »
you got 3 vires to the rear light..one ground(normaly green)...and one for brake light and one for rear light...so thek for voltage at the 2 light vires...use a test bulb..or a multimeter.
.but use a kontrolled good ground on the bike frame ..by testing for voltage...you cant trust your ground ..before it are kontrolled in the light housing..so make a one ekstra to test ..just vire a ekstra vire up from the engine ground..

trhis primitive diagram..or draving...give some prinsipel ideas..but use it only as inspirasion

that 750 diagram have many kommon Things vith 400 and 550..i dont have a 400 spec diagram
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Re: Rear position light wont work....
« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2015, 02:38:25 PM »
The brown wire was cracked, right before the tubing into the lamp housing....
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