Back brake light blowing fuse

[paulrab]

As above. When i touch the back brake it blows the 7.5A fuse.
Can anyone shed any light on the cause.

 

[UnluckySlats]

Have you done any mods ie indicators or
tail tidy sounds like possible a trapped
Wire or a wire going to ground, check
Seal around light make sure it's ok
as moisture might be getting in. Hope this
is of some help

 

[paulrab]

Tail tidy. Will check seal. Cheers Slats.

 

[UnluckySlats]

No problem

 

[paulrab]

Ok, so it turns out that the back brake light switch had corroded, and was blowing the fuse every time i hit the brake. Shame it happened on the M4 100 miles from home at midnight

Myself and the dealer were both surprised that it could have corroded after only 6 months and 3000 miles!!

May want to check yours and give it some acf50 action.

 

[stevecbr]

Do you have any pics?
Will check mine in a bit, mine is now 11 months old, used it last winter

 

[stevecbr]

Just checked mine, its all plastic. Is it the connections inside that have corroded? I assume there is no way of checking inside?

 

[paulrab]

No pics sorry.
As the bike is my only means of transport,they isolated it so the back light worked, and only came on using the front brake,so i could have the bike back.
It's the connections that corroded. It's obviously a warranty claim,and it's the first one they've had.