If you play World of Warcraft (WoW), you may be aware that since the first expansion, The Burning Crusade, PVP has never been the same. A large number of factors have played into my feeling this way, but there is one key issue: resilience.
Just read on CNN.com that Sen. Obama, presumptive nominee for the Democratic Presidential Campaign has taken the unprecedented step of foregoing public financing for his campaign. I personally take this as a sign that, not only was he serious about change, but that hes actually following through with it.
Jon and I recently got hit with $20 charges ($40 total for all you mathematicians out there) by RIT Housing Operations. They claim that we stole, destroyed, or in some way removed a tower lamp from the room. I find this to be hilarious because, upon move-in, there was no lamp.
Ordering things off the internet has been a mainstay in my “things that make me lazy” resume for many years now. I have ordered everything from CDs to lamps to computers. I have, for the most part, managed to remain untouched by shipping problems. The only situation I can largely remember was when DHL lost a monitor I bought from some no-name internet company. However, today has ushered in a whole new addition to my experienced problems.
So my horn switch went bad on my 01 Sportster 1200 and I couldn’t find any info about this at all on Google so I figured I’d post a quick guide for shits and giggles.
Short answer: Yes, you have to cut and solder the new one in.
Long answer: I used a multimeter to determine that there was in fact no voltage being sent to the horn. After checking a wiring diagram and the fuses, I determined that there was voltage going to the switch (the power to the left turn signal switch is the same power as the horn). To get to the switch you just unscrew the two torx screws holding the two halves of the clam shell for the horn and high-beam assembly together. Then one more screw to separate the switches from one of the covers. I stripped a little bit of the two wires going to the horn switch and bridged them and sure enough, the horn worked. You have to replace the high-beam switch as well. Just cut and solder the new one on. The shrink wrap they give you seems awfully big so I used my own that was about two sizes smaller. I didn’t cut any of the wire off the new switch so it was pretty tight getting it back together.
Three screws, 5 solder joints and $45 later and I have a working horn again. Of course you still have to be over 2,000rpm to get the proper tone, but my father’s 05 does the same thing and it’s nearly brand new so I’m assuming that is normal…
Infinity pools are kinda the shit. I shall purchase one when I am one day rich.
You should also consider picking one up as well. They are clutch as hell.