Headlight Trouble And Corrective Action; Horn; Flashing Trouble And Corrective Action; Turn Signal Lamp Spring Contact Holder View - Honda C50 Shop Manual

5. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Figure 5- 30. Turn signal lamp spring contact hol der
Headl ight bulb
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Headlight socket
Headlight assembly
2. FLASHING TROUBLE AND CORRECTIVE
ACTION
11 Burned out bulb
Cause : Similar to the head light bulb; due to
high voltage generated during riding.
Cor r ective action : Replace wit h new bu lb.
1 21 Poor socket contact
Couse : Une ven height of the socket or bulb
conta cts .
Corrective action : Fi le the higher contact to
provide a uniform pressure
at all the contacts.
(Fig.
5- 30)
1 31 The above 1 and 2 will cause on ly the troubled
light to be affected, however, when both t he
front and rear bulbs fail to light, it is an indica- .
lion of a defective turn signal switch or a b reak in
the flashing circui t. Locate the trouble and repai r .
5.8 HEADLIGHT
The purpose of the headlight is to provide safe
riding at night, therefore, make sure that the follow-
ing conditions are adequate.
1. HEADLIGHT TROUBLE AND CORRECTIVE
Figure 5-31. Construction of headlight
ACT ION
11 Burned out
Cause : May be due to defective bu lb, how-
Headlight bulb
ever, the main causes are due to high
Soldered terminals
Figure 5- 32. Soldered terminals
Diaphragm
Figure 5- 33. Horn
Resonator
Insulator
voltage genera ted du ring riding, ex-
cessive vibration when riding at high
speed over bad roads. (Fig.
5- 31)
Cor rective act ion : Replace w ith new bulb
121 Poor socket contact
131 When poor contact is caused by corrosion,
polish the contacts w ith a file or sand paper.
(Fig.
5- 32)
141 Broken wi ring
Cause : Wi re br eaking loose at the solde red
end due to vibration f rom riding over
bad roads.
Corrective action : Resolder the wire to the
p roper contacts.
5.9 HORN
The horn is used to provide an audible warn ing.
An electrical current is passed through t he stationary