M.unit Blue wiring diagram

cbertozz said:
So with the m.button the lights can be turned off.
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From what I've read, all the M-Button does is remotely switch the M-Unit outputs. I've not found anything in the Motogadget info to suggest that it changes the functionality of the M-Unit itself in any way.

However, I take back what I said before about the light switching. The original version of the M-Unit had no way to switch the lights off. But the current model the M-Unit (both the basic and blue versions) does have a way to turn the lights off if you're using a push-button to toggle between high and low beam. If you hold the button in for a 2 seconds the lights will switch off. It's all in the programming of the unit.

The option to switch off the lights is still not available when the unit is configured for the normal Laverda  handlebar switches which are continuous contact (not a momentary contact push-button).

Here's the relevant blurb ...
"If a pushbutton is used for high/low beam control, a short press will toggle between high and
low beam. Pressing the pushbutton down for 2 seconds will switch the lights off completely.
Pressing the push button again will switch the low beam back on. A very brief press of the
pushbutton will activate high beam fl ashing.
When using a switch for light control, it is only possible to toggle between high and low beam.
Please refer to connection diagram."

I wonder what the difference is between a "brief" and "very brief" press of the button. Is it possible to inadvertently activate high beam flashing when you want low beam if you mis-time it?

Hey Grant, they also say it's waterproof  :D
"The m.unit is made of a newly designed high-performance thermosetting plastic and is resistant
to moisture, heat, cold and vibrations"
 
KISS (Keep it simple).
There was a story circulating that a couple of dudes were planning on a trip down the Pan-American Highway from Alaska. Unfortunately one of the BMW Adventure Tourer's cam-bus electrics played up and bike couldn't be started, requiring fixing in the nearest authorised BMW workshop with a properly trained BMW mechanic, which happened to be in California.
I would try to keep things as simple as possible so that repairs by the side of the road aren't beyond the average rider's capabilities.
 
Passengers face chaos as 'open-heart surgery' cripples Sydney train network

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-29/sydney-train-network-chaos-as-signalling-box-replaced/10048814
 
Blimey. People have no patience these days. Bloody millennials I bet.  :D

If I were a train commuter and there were no trains, I'd turn disadvantage into advantage and take a day off work.
 
I have done a bit of work for Sydney Trains, it's a bloody complicated thing they do and any change is really risky, and the general public are mainly dickheads and add crowd mentality and watch out.
 
We do a lot of railway signalling upgrades, always in the wee hours and always with twice as much labour than is required, just in case it goes pear shaped. It is a requirement of Metro Trains.
 
The bunch I worked with were planning to do some station reno while a track was closed for a weekend, thankfully I was gone by then. Talk about risky work, way too much of a nightmare for me, heritage reno above a usually active track while the public wonders about under where the work was happening. Not for me. I like to sleep peacefully
 
Bit of a thread hijack ...

It's not just the rail networks that are fussy about how work is done on their premises or infrastructure.

I was project manager on a retrofit installation of a fire sprinkler system throughout the Reserve Bank building in Hobart many years ago. They wanted all the work to be done outside normal working hours so it didn't impinge on the bank's workers. Not only that, but they stipulated that any disturbed building fabric had to be made good, the site cleaned up and all tools and materials removed at the end of every shift, so there was no evidence of the work being carried out. Also, the sprinkler heads had to be flush-mount type with cover plates so they weren't visible.

As far as the bank staff could tell, there was nothing happening. Only the eagle eyed staff would have noticed a little round escutcheon plate in the ceiling of their office where there had previously not been one. It was a pain in the arse having to clear the site completely every day. As I recall, the job took about a year to do all 9 floors and a couple of basement levels, with probably 90% of the staff never knowing it happened at all.

The reserve bank was a strange institution. I did a lot of work there over many years. It was like working in Victorian England. If you were there during business hours you had to wear a tie and call everyone sir.
I have a bunch of interesting stories about that place.

They had a special dining room for retired bank officers, so the old geezers could come in and have a cheap meal. It was like an old boys club. Anyone dining there had to wear a suit and tie because it was silver service with waiters and all. They served wine with meals but were exempt from licencing laws for some reason. The only way a pleb like me could get in was to be the guest of a member.

Sadly it doesn't exist any more. All the RBA's regional functions have been relocated to Sydney or Melbourne and the Hobart building is leased out to tenants.

 
24 answers and we are off-topic. Not a record, but you guys are really great in this!  :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:

I have a similar box with all self-repairing fuses and relais in it and with a central plug connecting the complete harness to the box. It was built by a friend of mine roughly 20 years ago. still working. The only two times the bike did not start was when the plug had vibrated off the box. After the second time, I put a bit of a silicon-glue (just 2 drops really) on the plug, connecting it with the box. No issues ever since.

For the wiring diagram, you can look at the webpage. they have several wiring diagrams posted there, with the m-button or without.

I agree that you will need a decent starter relay. However, the rest is already built in. Modifications have been made since the first production and there is a constant development to improve the box. Lights-out is possible now and many, many other options. with the "blue" version, it is for sure easier to program and you can even do maintenance tracking and other things with it.

Is it designed for oldtimer bikes like ours? no. Can it be used on them? yes, but with some compromises.

I personally like it quite much and will use it on the Motoplast, once I really start the project...  :-[
 
I spent a few years working my way to an accredited contractor for the Reserve Bank in Sydney, started as a Labour Hire Chippy while doing my Building Cert at night. Great place to work at the time, loved the in-house barber shop and the canteen with fresh scones of all types every day. I also worked on the Governor of said Banks Offical residence opposite Kurabilly House, the Pms official Sydney residence. I still have the pics of me standing next to a couple of hundred million in $100 notes, sadly locked away in a cage,don't know what made me more giddy,the cash in the vault the size of 4 tennis courts they move with forklifts or the gold bars in cages designated for different countries, now sold so I hear. I was going great until I heard those fatal words, Vince we love you, you will have a job for LIFE. One month later a special bill went through Parlament for $50 million dollars to completely gut the place to remove Asbestos and I then was told no more maintenance so Bye Bye Vince and no job for life. That job for life thing happened to me twice and both times I was gone inside a month. Both were great while it lasted
 
I've got a job for life. I work for myself and the bastard wont sack me.  ::)
 
I am self-employed as well or was till I closed the company down but even then you work for clients who sign the cheques so there is always some dickhead in control.
 
Laverdalothar said:
24 answers and we are off-topic. Not a record, but you guys are really great in this!  :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:

I have a similar box with all self-repairing fuses and relais in it and with a central plug connecting the complete harness to the box. It was built by a friend of mine roughly 20 years ago. still working. The only two times the bike did not start was when the plug had vibrated off the box. After the second time, I put a bit of a silicon-glue (just 2 drops really) on the plug, connecting it with the box. No issues ever since.

For the wiring diagram, you can look at the webpage. they have several wiring diagrams posted there, with the m-button or without.

I agree that you will need a decent starter relay. However, the rest is already built in. Modifications have been made since the first production and there is a constant development to improve the box. Lights-out is possible now and many, many other options. with the "blue" version, it is for sure easier to program and you can even do maintenance tracking and other things with it.

Is it designed for oldtimer bikes like ours? no. Can it be used on them? yes, but with some compromises.

I personally like it quite much and will use it on the Motoplast, once I really start the project...  :-[
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I think everyone missed the point of my railway post (it was about a digital upgrade!).

Anyway I am coming around to the idea of the Blue, it's just the thought of being off the road for a while that doesn't fill me with joy. That said I think I'm going to skip the track this weekend and have a crack at it.

Lots of goodies here.
https://www.ozautoelectrics.com/circuitry/relays.html
 
cbertozz said:
If I can get the right parts it will be great! Wish there was somewhere in Sydney I could just we walk in and buy.
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You want to buy a joint in Sydney at first sight  :o Man, you must be loaded.
 
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