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    Clarifying front brake lever switch position

    Hi,


    I just want to clarify the front brake switch position. Is it position 1 or 2 in this picture. From the pdf document, it looks to be position 1, but then 1 looks far too shallow for the pin to fit.
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    brake swich.jpg


    Thanks


    Dave

    #2
    Hard to tell from that picture. Move the lever while looking into that space. The "hole" that moves is the one you want.

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      #3
      Thanks, I'll check that when the part arrives.

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        #4
        The right position is position 1 in the picture, but it doesn't look anything like the picture in Bass Cliff's document, there's a very definite slot over to the left. Then at this position the contact should be positions so that the insulating bump is under position 1 therefore when the lever is at rest the circuit will be open. Strange thing is that when I did it all correct the brake light stayed on. Took me a while of pumping the rear brake before the front brake lever switch started behaving itself, weird!

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          #5
          Did you clean the little circuit board and the spring loaded copper contact well? Also, there is a bit or adjustment there by just loosening the 2 screws that hold the switch cover in place and ever so slightly sliding it left or right to find the correct contact point of the sliding switch.
          Last edited by Rich82GS750TZ; 09-14-2020, 01:07 PM.
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            #6
            Hi, it was brand spanking new so didn't need cleaning, all I did was bend out the copper U piece as it wouldn't sit straight. It seems to work ok now. It worked perfectly when I had the multimeter on it.

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