Just giving the newly acquired 996S a once over, and noticed a small micro switch near the seat latch. I am assuming it’s a safety interlock to ensure seat is latched, but can’t find on wiring diagrams. anyone confirm its purpose, got a part number or wiring diagram thanks
Hmm …… starting to suspect might be part of an old alarm system. Might need to undo some redundant wiring……
If it is a Ducati specific Datatool Alarm it will take about 30 minutes to remove it. I did that job once, its jus a case of unplugging it and putting the original loom back together instead of bridging circuits through the alarm. If all the wiring is black and cut and soldered its a much bigger job.
as above, it does look like a Datatool and if the alarm is still active then your best bet is to remove it, as the Mercury switch will play up eventually leaving you stranded. there are several threads on this forum about this, and if you are any good at the average DIY housework wiring, apart from the splicing and soldering and insulating bit, then it really is quite enjoyable. Most of them have a back up battery so the alarm may sound when you finally sever the last connection, and the best bit for me is then dropping it in a bucket of water where it sometimes carries on bleating for a while before committing hari-kari.
Had one of those, installed by the previous owner, on a bike I bought back in the 90s. Had a micro switch just like that. It was th spawn of the devil, giving quite a few issues during the ownership term but as I parked outside my house in a city centre i foolishly stuck with it. The day I PX'd that bike it was pissing it down, arrived at the dealer and the stupid thing just started off sounding and wouldn't turn off, embarrassing. If you can, get rid of it pronto.
To save any faff, you can bridge connections in the unit, or buy for a few quid, a bridged plug that connects to the loom side of the alarm unit. Mick
Luckily, I trained as an controls electrician, so a nice bit of soldering will be up my street. Thanks for all the comments......strip out this weekend coming up
you will enjoy it, it's a real "Zen" experience for me, the black wires from the alarm will either piggyback or interrupt a wire run, and so the unique colour code of each wire affected will help you re-connect them, I can't even remember but often as few as approx 6 wires affected. I'm sure you've done this mentally already but apart from tools you need fresh wire, and would be good if similar colour even without the "snakes", loads of heat-shrink tube of different diameters and then tape - either insulating or self-amalgamating although latter is hard to make look tidy isn't it?
That's very much what I did. A lot less faff. Took the innards out and fitted some bridge connectors.
I just looped it with a small wire on the internal block of the datatool and then removed all the internals of the alarm.
not heard of the "bridging" fix, but if it's what it sounds like then wouldn't have chosen this route anyway because the splicing and joining wires to the existing loom made by the alarm fitter need checking out and making good regardless. I've done many of these for myself and friends in the past, and would say a quarter had dodgy joints and/or insulation that would have caused trouble all on their own in time regardless of how reliable the alarm was.
Best to get rid of the alarm entirely. A professional bike electrician I got to sort out the Datatool that my VFR came fitted with said exactly the same. Once he'd fixed the issues it literally ran OK until the day I sold the bike... I suspect that was the internal battery going bad.
I left the wiring as is because wiring is not my forte and best left to people who do know. I had to loop it out as I had 1 fob that was falling to bits and I couldn't get a new fob to marry to the alarm. I will be doing a soft restoration to my 916 (frame only) so I'll have the complete loom to consider at some point. Now, if only used bike lifts weren't fetching >500 sobs I'dve started it by now.
@bootsam, my lift is just sitting in my garage with no plans to use it any time soon. Happy to talk about you borrowing mine if you have transport. I’m about 60 miles west of you. Andy
@Android853sp thats a very generous offer. I have a rather casual relationship with time. I fully expect a year to do. But, and this is the but, I am notoriously lazy. Well more laid back and knackered if im honest. So it would be best if I owned it. I dont want for you to become my Ned Flanders regarding borrowed items. Ive seen them at a decent price, i just was slow to react. I’ll end up buying new. Just for the delivery. Thanks though.
My unit is already fully dead, so I guess bridged out on small connector inside of housing. I will strip, because I don't trust some cack-handed wiring and dodgy splices.
