Front brake spade connections.

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Vince

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Bike sits in the shed for a month and I always check the lights and tyre pressures before a ride and lately, I find no front brake light. It's the spade connectors at the switch. Seems they corrode and stop the green smoke. I have given then a sand a couple of times but it's still happening. Tomorrow its a full go with a points file and maybe some dialectic grease. Ones a bit loose so it will get a squeeze. Any other tips for a longer fix.
 
Yes and end up with a shorter wire that is then under tension, I think some filing will do the trick.
 
Then extend or replace that section of the wiring, it's only 2 wires.
And what about the pressure switch terminals?
I find they are usually in worse condition than the spades.
 
I am going to attack both spade and its connection on the presure switch, and both positive and earth connections. I guess the other is an earth? I don't know why this suddenly started happening in the last couple of months. The spades have plastic covers, I think I saw a consitena like rubber boot cover on some pic. Or am I mistaken? That I don't have. I do need to fit a new 90 deg horn spade as well so maybe that will happen sometime when I get them.
 
Grease is a big help to prevent corrosion.
Doesn?t need to be anything special, I use white grease (Vaseline) because it looks nicer but any type will do.
 
One of these might help as well. Anyone know if similar is around for the horn connections as well
https://damclassicracing.com.au/58200105-rubber-cover-brake-switch/
 
Always pays to wear your glasses and use a torch. It wasn't corrosion, the insulated cover had somehow pushed forward not allowing the spade connection to contact, it felt like it was pushing on but not really. I cut 5mm off the open end of the cover and Bobs your uncle. Having a working brake light is a good thing.
 
I find that the spade connectors on the Voxbell horns come loose quite often. I hit the horn button and all I get is a pathetic squeak or nothing at all. I squeeze them with the pliers so they're a tight fit, and the horns honk again. But they loosen up again after a while so it's a regular maintenance thing. Must be due to the vibration of the horns flapping about on those laminated flexible mountings.
 
Vince said:
I put some vaso on them, so it has 2 uses.
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Yep.
No grease on electrical connections.
Vaseline.

It's no good for sex by the way because it's irritating for the mucosae and splits condoms.

Paul
 
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