lighting outage switch

[maia 8cars]

Been hooking up the wiring and have determined that rubber encased item underneath the head tube is a "lighting outage switch" after seeing one on e-bay. Looked for posts with no luck, so what does this thing do and is it needed? Any help would be great as I'm trying to keep the harness as simple as possible. Thanks, Kevin

 

[jayel]

pic of the part would have been better, what color and how many wires on it

 

[maia 8cars]

Thanks for the response, I'll take a photo of the part and post it tomorrow.

 

[maia 8cars]

6 wires. white/green, yellow/green yellow/red, white/red brown, black

 

[payaso13]

It looks like the signal self cancelling unit. You can just unplug it...not needed. Its what i did

 

[maia 8cars]

Thanks, next question......."safety relay" can I get rid of that too? Will include a pic if required Kevin

 

[retiredgentleman]

Thanks, next question......."safety relay" can I get rid of that too? Will include a pic if required Kevin

I recommend you keep the Safety Relay.

If you want to get rid of it you can:

It controls the headlight...................if you have a 78 Special, then you have a "Lights" switch which will allow you to turn the headlight on and off, so no wiring change needed.

If you are using the starter motor, you will need to connect the red/white to the red/white. By doing that you lose the interlock protection feature. The SR will no longer cut out the starter motor automatically. The SR also prevents the starter trying to engage a running engine, if the black button is accidentily pushed...............you lose that also.

 

[maia 8cars]

I think I'll keep it. thanks for all the help guys, I'll keep you posted as work progresses. Paint next!