LED installation = total electrical failure

[nightrider]

He probs has more knowledge on how a bike works and is put together than you will ever no , considering , he had the idea and method for SSWA on a gs , but no1 was willing to pay , to me is incredable , why dont you get some idea on how things work , eg , had u done this proir , we wouldnt have to deal with all your bitchin , over it wont work , measure twice , cut once ,easy to remember and use ,

so yea , i think Makenzie is a very clever inventive person, .what are you ? a kid who throws insults . have fun

Yeap--I am new to this--doesnt take a genius to figure that out-- if I knew better I wouldn't be asking. The board helped me fix it... yea Im a noob, so what. Thanks.

[spc]

you got a fisher???  those are nice   cant beat a merckx for on-road though

[mad marc]

hi there,  if  you  bought  ordinary  led,s  from  a  electronics  store  these  would  no  doubt  require   a  current  limiting  resistor  of  about    1k  ( 1000  ohm,  brown  black  red  )    this  is  needed  if  you  do not  want  the  led  to  destroy  its self ,  as  this  type  of  diode  is  used for  electronics  circuits,   i  would  suggest  using   led,s      made  for  the  job,   these  may  have  the  resistor  built in....   the  led,s  used  for  electronics  applications  usually  require     the  current  limiting  resistor.

as  other  members  have  stated   check  for  short  curcuits  and  blown  fuses ,  also  check the diodes  (  diodes  are a one way  current device  and   will blow  usually  going  short  circuit  if  they  are  connected  the  wrong  way  around (   esspecially  if  no  resistor is used )   if  in  doubt   get  yourself  a  pp3 type  small  nine volt  battery   and  connect  a  1k  resistor  to the  positive  terminal     and  then  connect  your  diode  to  it,  if  it  lights   then  note  what  leg  of the diode  is  connected to  what  terminal on the  battery  if it  does not light  simply  turn the  led  around.   ( with  the  resistor in  line  its  very  unlikely  the  led  will  burn  out ) ......

                         best  of  luck...............from   mad  marc

[trumpetguy]

must have been a lead on one of the first 2 bulbs I installed, they are flimsy, and when I pulled one to put it the other way it must have shorted then.

thanks for the suggestion trumpetguy 

I'm glad it worked.  Keep the shiny side up