Troubleshooting the oil pressure switch

[NobleHops]

Can somebody give me the quickie tutorial on the function of the oil pressure switch? And related to that, would I normally expect the oil light to be on when the ignition is switched on before starting the bike?

N.

[EMS]

The oil pressure switch is a simple ground signal switch. If the pressure drops below a certain level, a spring loaded contact inside the switch grounds and the light comes on. Consequently, if the ignition is on and the engine not running = not producing oil pressure, the oil light is on. If it is not on, there is something wrong with the switch or the wire.

[NobleHops]

Yaaa, sorry for the waste of bandwidth, the shop manual showed how simple this is, should take about a minute to pinpoint the problem. Headed in there with the meter shortly.

N.

[EMS]

Yaaa, sorry for the waste of bandwidth, N.

Watch out! The webmaster may ban you for this....

[NobleHops]

Yaaa, sorry for the waste of bandwidth, N.

Watch out! The webmaster may ban you for this....

I hear he's pretty bad like that!

N.