low beam issue

[firedog19]

I think I at least temporarily but we shall see, solved my no low beam headlight issue on my 04 ridgeback. I traced the yellow wire to where it landed on the harness connector and could see that the connection had been arcing as the pin and socket were black. I cleaned both as best I could, tweeked the pin a little off center and cut a small piece of sranded wire and stuffed it into the socket. So far after two days of riding it has not failed yet. We shall see.

 

[woodbutcher]

did you put a dab of di-electric grease in the socket? might help to cut down on corrosion.

 

[firedog19]

not a good idea since dielectric grease is a insulator.

 

[jimizee028]

I used a paper clip for 1/2 the summer one time where my pin completely dissinegrated due to corrosion.

 

[woodbutcher]

not a good idea since dielectric grease is a insulator.

What Is Dielectric Grease? (with pictures) yes, it does act as an insulator but it is more of an anti-corrosive. :up:

 

[firedog19]

The problem did not stem from corrosion rather the pin arcing to the socket. Poor design to run that much amperage through a small pin and socket. In consulting my brother who has been a design engineer with Garmin for 15 years about this issue I would also conclude that adding any more resistance to some of the very low voltage circut connections in that plug could cause other problems.