Tews19 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 So the winter hibernation has come to an end. I need to clean the orange box where the wires go into. What's the easiest way to do this? Not sure why my pics didn't post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer MaxSwell Posted March 30, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted March 30, 2016 I could be wrong but it may be possible to remove the orange connector from the wires and replace just the plastic part. There are release catches that secure the wire ends inside the orange bit. I've seen special tools designed to do that. I've done a couple with a small screwdriver blade. Took me a while to figure some out and some defeated me completely. I obviously need some of those special tools. Unfortunately, my memory fails me as to where I saw them. Joshua at wiremybike dot com has been very helpful to me by email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer JZH Posted March 30, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted March 30, 2016 That's the infamous ground terminal. Some people eliminate future corrosion problems by cutting off the connector and soldering all of the wires together. You just have to have a big soldering iron, or gun, or torch... Ciao, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer VFROZ Posted March 30, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted March 30, 2016 Get rid of it. Solder all the wires together, and add a larger gauge earth straight back to the negative side of the battery. This is a known weak spot that will cause future problems. The more you try to clean it, the worse it will get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epyon007 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Would you modify this in addition to a VFRness harness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer VFROZ Posted March 31, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted March 31, 2016 I'm not a fan of the Vfrness. Many have tried and still had problems. Only way to completely remove the chance of failure is to solder the joints, and run a heavier gauge positive cable directly from the R&R to the battery through a heavy duty weather proof fuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer MBrane Posted March 31, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted March 31, 2016 I'm not a fan of the Vfrness. Many have tried and still had problems. Only way to completely remove the chance of failure is to solder the joints, and run a heavier gauge positive cable directly from the R&R to the battery through a heavy duty weather proof fuse. Wait, what? That orange connector is a ground junction block for the meters, lights, and ECU. Hooking it to the positive side of the battery will cause some pretty spectacular fireworks. It is easily cleaned by soaking with DeOxit, and compressed air. Like most of the low current connectors. The high current connectors are the ones that need to be hard-wired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer BusyLittleShop Posted March 31, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted March 31, 2016 Your VFR and the RC45 are equipped the same orange box... the flaky ground was the causeof my flicking F1 light 4 years ago... For a permanent fix I removed the orange box by taking a jewelers screwdriver and carefully depress the tab on each metal connector whiletugging on the green wire with needle nose pliers... then assemble theground pins back onto their corresponding wire and solder... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer VFROZ Posted April 3, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted April 3, 2016 I'm not a fan of the Vfrness. Many have tried and still had problems. Only way to completely remove the chance of failure is to solder the joints, and run a heavier gauge positive cable directly from the R&R to the battery through a heavy duty weather proof fuse. Wait, what? That orange connector is a ground junction block for the meters, lights, and ECU. Hooking it to the positive side of the battery will cause some pretty spectacular fireworks. It is easily cleaned by soaking with DeOxit, and compressed air. Like most of the low current connectors. The high current connectors are the ones that need to be hard-wired. I'm not a fan of the Vfrness. Many have tried and still had problems. Only way to completely remove the chance of failure is to solder the joints, and run a heavier gauge positive cable directly from the R&R to the battery through a heavy duty weather proof fuse. Wait, what? That orange connector is a ground junction block for the meters, lights, and ECU. Hooking it to the positive side of the battery will cause some pretty spectacular fireworks. It is easily cleaned by soaking with DeOxit, and compressed air. Like most of the low current connectors. The high current connectors are the ones that need to be hard-wired. I was referring to the Vfrness question, not the ground plug. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tews19 Posted April 3, 2016 Author Share Posted April 3, 2016 I cut, cleaned, soldered the wires and what do you know! Everything works perfect! Thanks again to all those who helped! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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