Denali Lights/ PC8 and Eastern Beaver install issue

[HoebSTer]

We tried to install Denali's with Eastern Beaver harness and PC 8 and starting popping fuses. I tapped into the Pink wire for High beam for the trigger, and the white wire from Switched power originally off of the front marker light. The BIKE main light fuse popped first. Then we took the white switch lead and ran it off of the PC* switched circuit. The BIKE main light fuse didn't blow, but then the fuse at the battery blew.
We installed eastern beaver harness to battery, the denali lights to the PC8, the high beam trigger wire(blue) to the pink wire up in connector which goes to high beam. I pulled a switched power also from the factory connector which plugged into the EB relay harness. We bought everything as the kit. It should be a simple plug n play. We are stuck and going to remove the EB harness and wire direct through the Factory 3 prong connector without a relay.

Am I missing something?

Here is what I wrote in another email earlier today:

We got the EB Harness which connects to batt and Switched pwr through Factory Triangle connector on bike. The other end has leads to goto PC8, which we hooked up. We connected all proper connectors which came wiith Denali's. There is trigger wire (Blue) which connects to High Beam pink trigger wire on bike, did this. there is also a white loose wire on Denali harness that says to goto a switched pwr source (i.e. marker light wire)...we connected it too. Powered all up and pop, blown fuse on marker light/tail light circuit on bike first.

changed the White switched pwr wire from marker light lead down to the switched circuit on PC8, then the fuse blew on the battery connector instead of the main light circuit on bike fuse.

Jeff

 

[tubebender]

To me, that sounds like a short.


Disconnect all Denali wires and try to run something from the PC8 like heated gear , air pump, etc. and verify it works without blowing a fuse.
If that's good, then start adding the Denali wiring. Try the white wire without the blue.

Is the On/off switch plugged in? Is the ground from the control box attached to the chassis?
I'm betting you have a bad control box.

 

[sportsguy]

To me, that sounds like a short.


Disconnect all Denali wires and try to run something from the PC8 like heated gear , air pump, etc. and verify it works without blowing a fuse.
If that's good, then start adding the Denali wiring. Try the white wire without the blue.

Is the On/off switch plugged in? Is the ground from the control box attached to the chassis?
I'm betting you have a bad control box.

I was there last night...

On/off switch was plugged in - in fact, at one point, the Denali lights were working, UNTIL I pressed the Denali on/off switch, then it shorted.

To be clear - yes, it's shorting.

At 12:30 last night the plan was to set to work again this evening, but remove the Eastern Beaver gear completely, and try installing the Denalis stand-alone to see if that solves the fuse-popping. Honestly don't have a current update as I'm not able to be there tonight. Fingers crossed that Jeff and Hugh can sort this out - should not be this hard, as the install diagram is super simple.

We even tried swapping the relay in the Eastern Beaver harness (I had a bad relay in my own harness in a previous FJR install (different brand) and it took a LONG time to diagnose - relays just don't fail frequently.).

We did have everything working at one point, until I clicked the on/off switch, when something shorted.

Hoping that tonight's effort yields positive results.

 

[HoebSTer]

I unhooked the PC8 and EB Harness last night. Wired Denali's direct into Yamaha 3 pin connector from factory. Everything works now, except the Denali on/off switch. The Green light on the switch does work though. The lights can't turn off at all now high or low beam. The lights work full power when on high beam as supposed to. BIke left and lights worked, just can't turn them off.

I see now, how I was tapping into 2 Switched sources, where as just one was to be used. I had the Denali's hooked up originally to the position #1 on the PC8, where that is switched power, where I needed it to be hooked up to the 7 or 8 location being full power all the time. Lesson learned!!
We will be installing the PC8 and EB Harness at a later time when schedules aren't conflicting as much.

Jeff

 

[Salmon Sam]

Much appreciated, Jeff, for your hard work and attention to detail. Have contacted Twisted Throttle to see what they say about the non-working switch on the D2's and will let you know their response. By the way, those lights are bright. On high beam, they disintegrate any deer instantly. I think that I can see all the way to Russia, as well.
The best part of all this is I got to ride your hyper-farkled rocket ST. Hail to the WASP! ::012::

 

[sportsguy]

On high beam, they disintegrate any deer instantly. I think that I can see all the way to Russia, as well.

That sounds fishy...

 

[Salmon Sam]

Hmmm... that's an idea. They might even cook fish!
They are impressively bright, though.
http://www.twistedthrottle.com/denali-d2d-dual-intensity-led-lighting-2-light-kit-with-full-wiring-harness-and-m8-mount
Mixed reports on them on this forum. Will keep everyone posted. Not happy that the on-off switch doesn't seem to work and may have to be replaced right out of the box.

 

[limey]

I was fed up with the D2s and replaced them with the rigid lights.

 

[Will Rotten]

I have been digging for two days about this. I have a PC8 and Denali lights that I'm trying to wire. I understand that the high beam trigger wire(blue) connects to the pink wire, but where does the white wire on the Denali lights go?