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Re: [ST] Electrical wisdom?



I only mention this because you didn't list it in the things you already
checked...is the kill switch in the run postition? Believe it or not, there
are several listers that confessed to struggling with a nonstarting ST due
to the kill switch.

Hope its that simple!

Chris "Snow Dawg" Strizver


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From: "Scott Lee Alexander" <alexanderarchitect@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "ST-Digest" <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 9:08 AM
Subject: [ST] Electrical wisdom?


> Greetings,
>     I've been reading the ST-digest for a couple months and I want to
thank
> the contributors who make a serious attempt to provide useful information
on
> their experience / knowledge of the bike. The windscreen comparison was
> excellent.
>     I have a '00 ST that doesn't seem to be looking forward to Spring.
It's
> enjoyed two months of storage in a nice warm basement and doesn't want to
> wake up. I installed the freshly charged battery and tried to start the
bike
> yesterday. The lights, instruments and signals all work fine until I press
> the starter button. Something is shorting out. I get some clicks from a
> relay switch behind the instruments, the headlights go dim and the starter
> motor doesn't operate. The fuses are all good. When I turn the key I get
the
> whirrs and whizzes of the fuel pump starting and all the lights and
> indicators seem fine. When I turn off the key, after a pause of a couple
> seconds, I hear a single click coming from the area where the starter
relay
> is. Is this an indicator that the starter relay is working or should it be
> the first place I start looking for problems? I only had an hour to
> investigate yesterday and got nowhere. I wiggled the wires to the starter
> relay and sidestand switch with no effect. While in storage, I pulled the
> side fairings off the bike to clean the motor. Are there any wires or
> connections that are vulnerable and might have been affected?
>     My "first" car was English, a Morris Minor 1000 convertible. I used to
> solve electrical problems in the car by driving through a large puddle. My
> "current" English car is a '74 Lotus Europa. Most electrical problems are
a
> result of it's being mostly plastic and are excused because it's a Lotus.
> But the Triumph is modern tech and I'd hoped for an easier time... I do
have
> manuals ( factory & Haynes ) to help in my investigation. Any suggestions,
> similar problems or shared electrical wisdom?
> Cheers,
> Scott Alexander
> Rochester, NY, USA
> blue "00 ST
> alexanderarchitect@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
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