I have finally been able to extract the starter switch from my right hand control. It wasn't making closure, and I removed it thinking a cleaning and some dielectric grease would solve the problem. What I found is that the yellow/red wire is broken from the terminal in the switch housing. Has anyone successfully re-soldered a wire to one of these terminals? How did you go about doing it? Seems like i might end up melting the housing with the solder iron. Can the terminals be removed and reinserted?
Thanks.
Starter Switch Repair?
Moderators: CYBORG, Oldewing, robin1731, Forum Moderators
- delling3
- Gold Member
- Posts: 1177
- Joined: Mon Sep 17, 2012 8:14 am
- Location: Sterling Heights, Michigan
Starter Switch Repair?
delling3
1979 Yamaha XS750SF
Previous:
1978 GL1000 - JUNE 2017 BOTM: Sold
2006 Kawasaki Concours: Sold
1995 Kawasaki Concours: Crashed/totalled.
1976 GL1000: LAST RESTORATION, sold
1981 Honda CB900F Supersport: 3rd restoration, sold.
1979 Yamaha XS-750F: 2nd restoration, sold.
1982 Honda FT-500 Ascot: First (only) new bike. Family forces sale.
1973 CB500 Four: First restoration, long gone.
1972 Suzuki TS-100: First bike, sold.
Only dead fish go with the flow . . .
1979 Yamaha XS750SF
Previous:
1978 GL1000 - JUNE 2017 BOTM: Sold
2006 Kawasaki Concours: Sold
1995 Kawasaki Concours: Crashed/totalled.
1976 GL1000: LAST RESTORATION, sold
1981 Honda CB900F Supersport: 3rd restoration, sold.
1979 Yamaha XS-750F: 2nd restoration, sold.
1982 Honda FT-500 Ascot: First (only) new bike. Family forces sale.
1973 CB500 Four: First restoration, long gone.
1972 Suzuki TS-100: First bike, sold.
Only dead fish go with the flow . . .
- Placerville
- Honored Life Member
- Posts: 6494
- Joined: Tue Feb 02, 2010 9:29 pm
Re: Starter Switch Repair?
The trick to soldering something small is to use a small soldering iron. I have a pencil point unit (such as the one below) for small jobs. With these, you can do some very delicate work. Preparation is everything so, make sure your wire and the surface to which it will be soldered are clean and ready to solder. Clean them, put on a touch of flux and them 'tin' them with a little solder to get them ready for mating. When you finally get the two ready, put them into position and then just touch them with the iron. The 'tinned' surfaces will immediately melt together with only minimum heat.
- pierce
- Run Executive
- Posts: 1288
- Joined: Sat Dec 03, 2011 3:07 pm
- My Album: pierce
- Location: Madison
Re: Starter Switch Repair?
I just replaced mine altogether when it went bad with this:
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index ... Value=SPDT
Works well, and fits into the housing.
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index ... Value=SPDT
Works well, and fits into the housing.
1976 GL1000
1978 Gl1000
1978 Gl1000
- Bankerdanny
- Titanium Member
- Posts: 338
- Joined: Wed Jul 21, 2010 4:44 pm
- Location: Evanston, IL
Re: Starter Switch Repair?
It's not as hard to solder as it looks. I was able to re-solder mine and I am barely competant at using a soldering iron.
'76 CB750F, parts for about 2 CB550's, '72 MGB-GT
Past bikes: '75 CB550F, 77 GL1000, '77 CB550K, '89 Yamaha FJ1200, '02 Royal Enfield Bullet 500ES, '68 Suzuki K11, '69 Yamaha YR2, '70 Honda SL175, '69 BMW R69S.
Endeavor to Persevere
Past bikes: '75 CB550F, 77 GL1000, '77 CB550K, '89 Yamaha FJ1200, '02 Royal Enfield Bullet 500ES, '68 Suzuki K11, '69 Yamaha YR2, '70 Honda SL175, '69 BMW R69S.
Endeavor to Persevere
-
- Similar Topics
- Replies
- Views
- Last post
-
- 15 Replies
- 1445 Views
-
Last post by pidjones
-
- 5 Replies
- 574 Views
-
Last post by jdvorchak
-
- 9 Replies
- 1105 Views
-
Last post by leonardhcross
-
- 1 Replies
- 681 Views
-
Last post by Sidecar Bob
-
- 3 Replies
- 358 Views
-
Last post by RB