Triumphrat

Tigertrax · 08-20-2006

Today .. stopped for b'fast; Kill switch off; Ignition OFF; Key Out; Go Eat !!!

Come back out ..... Headlights 'ON' ! Key not in ignition yet; Rockered 'Kill switch' ..... lights still on; Placed key in ignition and turned on/off..... lights still 'on'! Rockered kill switch; Turned iginition switch 'off/on/off' ..... lights OFF!

Turn on bike ..... battery barely turns over! Play around some more.... bike fires up!

This may have happened before because I had to replace the battery ...... I was told a dead cell ..... I think it was just low due to the same thaing.

Then, my heated grips stopped working recently ... tied into headlight relay ..... hmmmm ... Might be a fried relay????? I have a new relay.... I'll find out!

KuzzinKenny · 08-20-2006

no idea why the lights stayed on but you should never stop the engine with the kill switch as it upsets the ECU or whatever the computer thingy is called. it is an emergency stop switch and should only be used as such.

KK

tyrebyter · 08-20-2006

Who told you that? Are you interested in some beachfront property in New Mexico?

Tigertrax · 08-23-2006

Kuzzin..
I've heard that once before a few years ago when the FI was introduced, but there seems to be no solid evidence of it being true.

When you turn the bike on the computer runs thru a check and everything is basically reset to the tune and whatever else it does.

Finally... I doubt the headlights are effected by that.
This week-end I'll pull the nose fairing and check those relays and one connector on the heated grips harness.

toddt · 08-23-2006

You didn't have the steering locked and accidentally turn on the parking lights?

tcowjww · 09-04-2006

I found this bit of information over on the Sprint forums on the matter.

It's still a bit speculative, but the suggestion is that using the kill switch doesn't allow the ECU to follow its normal shutdown procedure before turning off its own power.

You can hear this process when you turn off the ignition with the key - a relay clicks under the seat about 5 seconds later when the ECU has finished committing data and cuts its own power, so it should be easy to tell if this is not the case when using the killswitch.

I'd be interested to see a wiring diagram, but it sounds feasible.

The question is, what problems are caused by giving the ECU a dirty shutdown, and how can these problems be resolved? Probably a dealer or a TuneBoy!

kyot · 09-04-2006

We had quite an interesting discussion on the Kill Switch here:
http://www.triumphrat.net/modules.ph...30614&forum=26

I think the conclusion was that cutting the engine with sidestand or kill switch was fine.