problem wiring fog lights

[viob]

Hi there
I just bought some fairly simple fog lights from Halfords and fitted them on my 650GS Dakar '01. I found another thread here with a wiring diagram (somehow I can't find tha upload attachment button) and just started installing them. So far so good. They even work(ed)
But then everything went wrong...
I was on a trip last weekend to Delft/Holland and it rained quite hard. No problem there. But after my bike stayed outside over night in the rain the lights didn't work any more... As I did the wiring in a bit of a rush to get them ready for this trip I used rather simple methods to connect the wires instead of shrink wrap for example. So I thought, OK, lesson learnt I will do it properly when I'm back home. But on my way back the bike behaved really strange. Lights (headlights and dash board) were flickering, the speedometer sometimes showed 10-15mph more than the actual speed shown by my GPS and sometimes the engine just died during driving. So I had to stop, reset the electrics with the old ignition off - on - full throttle - ignition off trick. After that it worked again for 30-40m. Finally I made it back to London in one piece.
Long story short, is there anybody in the London area who could give me a hand rewiring the lights properly? I asked my garage guys but they would charge about two hours of work what is about £120... So anybody up for the job and keen on a bottle of proper whiskey or similar? :jeiger
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[Flipfly]

Sounds similar to the problems we had with my wifes Transalp.

There were 2 issues.

Poor earth was one.

Excessive current draw for the alternator!!! was t'other.

Maybe your drawing too much for the alternator or ya battery isn't in great health??

 

[viob]

The battery should be fine, it's less than a year old. And up to now I always could restart the bike when I stopped to do the reset. I think earth is one problem...
First of all I will unplug all the connectors to see if everything goes back to normal.
But still any London area based help would be appreciated
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[talltony]

Hi there
Lights (headlights and dash board) were flickering, the speedometer sometimes showed 10-15mph more than the actual speed shown by my GPS and sometimes the engine just died during driving. So I had to stop, reset the electrics with the old ignition off - on - full throttle - ignition off trick.

Typical symptoms of loose battery connections - check that first.
Not relevant to this problem but ign. off - on - full throttle etc. doesn't 'reset the electrics'.To reset the BMS disconnect the battery or remove the connector under the seat,wait a few minutes and re connect.