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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mcgovern61" data-source="post: 192040" data-attributes="member: 59">This weekend, I finally got a chance to look at everything to see if anything was out of order.  Still no power to the horn.  Put a meter on it and hit the button, no power at the horn at all.  I assume the relay must have failed (but I am thinking that is unlikely).  Pull the seat and tank off to check connections at the relay and all is good.  Try again and the horn works this time.  Stuck relay????  Naw, I could hear it clicking!Start to follow the wires and, stupid me, I never hooked the negative wire back up to the battery when I was testing the other wire harness. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops!    :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /> It just happens that the wire was behind the battery and inadvertently making contact with the battery box.  Re-hooked to the battery and horn is fine again. :heat: This has got me to wondering about the load on the battery and wiring with the original system.  The horn and trailer lighting run directly from the battery so I am not too worried about them messing with the small wiring in the glass fuse panel.  But the radio and voltmeter are running from the acc terminals on the fuse block.  The voltmeter is really only measuring voltage in the system at the fuse panel and not battery voltage.  Pic of the meter:<img src="https://classicgoldwings.com/forum/gallery/image.php?album_id=199&image_id=26400" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

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