Can a negative brake light trigger a positive brake light?
If one was positive and one was negative, you would have one big short when the brake lever was pulled. Yes. Well technically they don’t have polarity at all until the switch is closed, but at that point they become positive. If one was positive and one was negative, you would have one big short when the brake lever was pulled.
Why is my front brake light not working?
-I checked the front brake switch with a multimeter, activating it still completes the circuit. -There is power coming from the positive wire to the switch, but if you remove the switch and touch the two wires leading to the switch together, there is still no illumination. -That leads me to believe there is a bad ground somewhere in the system.
What should the resistance reading be on a brake light?
For the sake of clarity, one wire at the brake light switch should read positive with the key on, the other should read negative, because the other end is going through the bulb filament to ground. Resistance readings will be whatever the resistance is of the filament, plus a few ohms from the wiring and connectors.
-I checked the front brake switch with a multimeter, activating it still completes the circuit. -There is power coming from the positive wire to the switch, but if you remove the switch and touch the two wires leading to the switch together, there is still no illumination. -That leads me to believe there is a bad ground somewhere in the system.
How does the front brake light work on a bike?
It is activated when you press down on the brake lever, a spring will pull down on a switch which activates the light. I bought my bike new and the dealer just didn’t hook up the front brake light. I saw a loose wire under the seat plugged it in and the brake light started working.
If one was positive and one was negative, you would have one big short when the brake lever was pulled. Yes. Well technically they don’t have polarity at all until the switch is closed, but at that point they become positive. If one was positive and one was negative, you would have one big short when the brake lever was pulled.
Is there a brake light on a Kawasaki?
If that doesn’t work, find a motorcycle junkyard and grab a used one. Most every Kawasaki (and a few Suzukis) since the early 80’s has used the same switch. If all you want to do is test if it’s the switch or not, short the two wires going to the switch and the brake light should illuminate.