| I have been using
these switches for about 30 years. I have watched them
migrate from made in USA, to hetcho in Mexico, to made in
China now. It looks like exactly the same switch I used
when I was a kid. They are available at most auto parts
stores and the universally despised Canadian Tire. Most of them will
fit a Chang with little adjustment to the holes for
mounting. If necessary make the hole a bit bigger with
file or drill. If the holes are too large use a big
washer on each side.
Trust me
this is not brain surgery. If you have the normal wire in
the headlight Chang just take out the one screw that
removes your headlight, unplug it and put it out of the
way. This will expose the switch. Test to see what each
wire does and disconnect the battery. Write it down if
you are half way though a six pack. On most Changs there
seem to be two to three wire on the ignition switch. Most
switches are marked on back or in the direction with
battery, ignition, and accessory. The clever folks who
make them abbreviate them to batt, ign, and acc. Do we
see a pattern here? So hook the wire from the battery
(power from the loom that is always on) to batt, the one
that goes to running with lights on to ign, and the one
that runs with lights off to acc. Then it works like a
Chang switch.
You could
also use the starter one on the back for the starter if
you wish to dispense with the separate switch. Changs
tend to use two types of terminals. Spade type, and if
you did not get a spade type switch you will have to
change the terminal to bolt on or ring terminals on the
wire ends, or ring terminals that are too small. I had
the rings on this bike and drilled them out to fit.
The first
picture shows installation of the wires, the second shows
the switch installed, the third shows the switch mounted
from the bottom, and the forth shows what the wires in a
plastic Chang looks like so quit complaining.
Adjust the
backing ring on the switch to fit your hole. It is going
to be fairly thin on a Chang headlight. Test tighten the
switch upper locking nut and if it fits remove and put it
back with a drop of locktite. Connect the battery and try
the switch.
If it
works the way you wish reinstall the headlight and you
are off.
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