wiring colour codes

climber1960 · L Plate Warrior Joined: 29 Nov 2016 Karma :

changing indicators, on one side of the bike front and rear wires are ,
left hand side, black and black with white stripe
on the right hand side of bike they are,
right hand side ,black with white stripe and a green wire

any idea what these are,

WD Forte · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Jun 2010 Karma :

Don't tell us what sodding bike it is will ya !

It sounds like Suzuki colour conventions anyway

Black/white is ground
light green - right +
black - left +
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climber1960 · L Plate Warrior Joined: 29 Nov 2016 Karma :

its a sodding 96 Suzuki vs600 intruder

climber1960 · L Plate Warrior Joined: 29 Nov 2016 Karma :

so the indicator wires are yellow and black , so what goes to what, and many thanks for the info ,you know your bikes lol

Raffles · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Apr 2009 Karma :

climber1960 · L Plate Warrior Joined: 29 Nov 2016 Karma :

I meant the actual wires coming out of the new indicators not the bike, my mistake

Islander · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Aug 2012 Karma :

I'd say black to earth, yellow to L or R live.

The Shaggy D.A. · Super Spammer Joined: 12 Sep 2008 Karma :

If the indicators aren't LEDs, it doesn't matter if you don't get the wires the right way around.
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WD Forte · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Jun 2010 Karma :

We really need to know what the indicators are first
as some may have the ground wires strapped to the body.
A meter is your friend here
If a continuity test shows one wire is connected to the body that's deffo ground ( black/white wires)
If no wires have continuity to the body, then you have little chance of shorting anything out and the polarity isn't so much of an issue

As said, bulbs will work in any polarity, leds may or may not depending on the type.
Cheap ones will probably be polarity conscious, some fancier/dearer ones may have driver circuits that work any way round
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