RID display has fused it seems

[Fanum]

Did you try takining the HIDs out of circuit?

Not yet. This is a total pain

Try it ....all you have to do is pull the connector from the back of the bulb so it doesn't fire up.

There's a 30-40K volt surge when the HIDs power up....that amount of power (ALTHOUGH IT'S RELATIVELY LOW AMPERAGE) can do some odd things to nearby circuits......We did an expedition vehicle a few weeks back that had 4 LED strobe lights on the front, just under the 4 HID spotlights.
The strobes are programmable to flash different patterns by linking a wire to the positive supply, so we set them all up to pulse as the customer wanted them to (it was a fast response ambulance for a big trip)

Anyway, everything was fine until the HIDs booted up......the initial surge was enough to induce power in the strobe wires and they all started going potty and flashing out of sequence

HIDs can cause interferance with other local circuits......so try what Matt says and remove that from the equation

 

[GS TRV]

Matt/Bill,

Ok - im in the garage tonight and giving it a try. Its just weird though that the HIDs have been installed for a while with no probs si far though.

Trev

 

[GS TRV]

Ok - ive unplugged and re plugged and no difference.

Went for a run on Sat and still no joy. Stopped for petrol and started working again. Stopped after lunch and stopped again. Totally bizarre

 

[Flipfly]

I think you'll have to check the wiring from the plug to the RID.

If there is a broken wire this would cause the intermittent power. Alternatively, remove the RID and clean the connectors at that end.

It could just be that the RID is on the way out, but the on off nature of the issue suggest power supply problems.

 

[Ian J Hartley]

Fuse 3 is for only the clock in the RID.

The power that drives the RID comes via the right combination switch (kill switch) and the motronic relay. Hence when the motronic and fuel pump come on line so does the RID. Fuse 5 powers the RID and the Motronic so as the bike runs, Fuse 5 must be OK.

You need to monitor the voltage from the connector pin 6 (green/black) (+ve) and pin 4 (brown) (-ve) as close to the RID as possible.

I'm one foot in the camp that says your HID has fried your RID. I was lucky with mine, it only affected the fuel gauge. I moved the ballast as far a way as possible and my fuel gauge sorted it's self out.