Electrical Puzzle.

Hi,
thanks for looking.
I had an issue with connecting my rack last week.
When I came to remove the liner for the rear wheel arch I found a mess of badly connected wires old pre- insulation tape, black tarry stuff, ( I remember it, I dont know its name).and other stuff.

When I went to sort it, one of the two wires from the number plate light, came away from the sealed unit so I had to replace it.
The new one works when hanging loose on the bracket.
When connected to the battery direct ,its fine, even when manhandled.

The problem is, when you tighten it to the bracket it pops the fuse.Any answers?
Is it definitely the new number-plate-light?

 

Yes its only when its tight, when your tightening and get to the last couple of turns it pops.
Can you still get that tape ?I havnt seen it for years

Edit ...I looked at self amalgamating tape and it not that its like old sh!t from someones dads shed

 

Im down to my last couple of 5amp fuses so Ill wait till I have more.
@Oldyam when you say "shorting somewhere" could it be anything other than the light? Its alone one that fuse and the rest of the loom looks untouched.
Every thing else has no issue.

 

The very old amalgamating tape was horrible, left residue everywhere .......
That sounds like the tape
I would be relived if it was the light ( even with the cost) Im not good at detective work.

 

https://www.rg-racing.com/browsetype/Tail_Tidy_Accessories/Yamaha/Fazer_600/LA0002/

 

Yeah it was a sealed unit so I ditched the old one.I agree with what you say about flexing when tightened
So a new unit

and as I say Im not sure the old one worked and cant test it cause the wires come away.
Sorry for the confusion.

 

No No your a great help.
I think your right.
Although the make and model are the same I posted the one from R and G ,but I bought from eBay, so I may have got a knock off or reject.
Ill replace and see how it goes, good to have some corroboration, ta.

 

@Oldyam

Solved.
Turns out, at the very point where the wire meets the back of the light if you bend the red wire there is a split, must be enough to arch when the brackets screwed tight to the light.
Thanks for the feedback.

Is that photo adhesion tape?

 

Thank you.Your are correct.
I solved it.
It was a break in the insulation very close to the light.