Brake light not working

hyphen · January 24, 2009, 10:28:01 PM

I'm not particularly fond of electrical work. But I noticed that my brake lights are not working with either brakes (front or back). I'm not sure when or why this happened. Can someone give me a place to start? It is on, just doesn't respond to brake levers.

DarkStaR · January 24, 2009, 11:23:24 PM

Did you check the bulb?

FYI: It's dual filament.

darkduc7 · January 25, 2009, 08:42:52 AM

+ 1 on checking the bulb.

hyphen · January 25, 2009, 02:11:50 PM

when i check the bulb, what should i be looking for, broken filament?

stopintime · January 25, 2009, 03:29:49 PM

Quote from: hyphen on January 25, 2009, 02:11:50 PM
when i check the bulb, what should i be looking for, broken filament?

Yes - and sometimes the direction - it's kind of possible to put the bulb in 180 degrees wrong.

Mr Earl · January 25, 2009, 06:11:18 PM

You could:

1. Check the bulb with a multimeter, or with a 9V battery
2. Check the socket with a multimeter, whilst applying rear and front brake levers separately
3. Tighten rear brake pivot - mine was loose and didn't activate the microswitch
4. Loosen the little machine screws holding the front brake microswitch, then re-position the switch and re-tighten.

One or more of these will hopefully hit the mark... Good luck

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