Hi, my xt660x 06 starts fine and runs good, although i have no main beam, high beam, indicators or horn working. Parking lights and brake lights are good. Have checked bulbs and fuses which are fine. Any ideas, mot due end of month :-(. Bike has been left outside in our lovely uk climate partially covered.

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All those would be affected by the left hand switchgear.

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Ok, could this be just condensation or something more serious? Indicators stopped working first followed by the main beam and horn.

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Open the left hand switch gear and dry with hair dryer and then fill with WD40....

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Engine mods: K&N Stage 1 filter, DNA Stage 2 filter, snorkel removed, Kev fuel mod fitted.
Plus: smoked Puig screen, Yam aluminium sump guard, Yamaha / Acerbis handguards, Givi Trekker aluminium side cases, Leo Vince X3 cans plus Kev front fork mod and Fender Xtender. Just fitted Michelin Road Pilot 3 tyres.

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WD-40 over time becames a sticky varinish-like non-conductive coating, more like an insulator. It will also attact dirt and increase wear in the switch and contacts too. It may disperse the moisture initially, but will lead to trouble in the long run.

Use contact cleaner in moderation then sparingly apply proper contact grease . Your bike will thank you in the long run.

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Is this the same stuff as dielectric grease or silicone grease?

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All sorted, chased the wires back under the fuel tank. The connector under there from the switchgear had come loose ( possibly due to an attempted theft a couple of weeks ago ) thanks once again for pointing me in the right direction.
Dave

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Yes electrical switch cleaner is better than wd40.

It is pretty much the same as dielectric grease but contains a friction reducing lubricant, which is why its better for moving contacts, rather than multiplugs and connector contacts. It does not contain silicone - which is generally bad news for electronics.

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I was trying to get some dielectric grease last year and found it hard to track down. Someone on another forum recommended Servisol silicone grease and I bought some on eBay. Since then I have been lathering it on every time I break apart a connector, covered the battery terminals and so on. Have I been using the wrong thing? On the tube it says:

• high electrical insulaton
• waterproofs/repels moisture
• excellent lubricant
• high temperature resistance

Good stuff, or wrong stuff?

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XT600E (1994)
Triumph Trident 750 (1992)
My blog: http://goingfastgettingnowhere.blogspot.com/