And then all of the lights went out...

[blacktop_one]

Was driving my deuce around just after dark the other night, and pulled up to the red signal light at the intersection. Then all of the lights went out! Holy crap! Luckily I had my convoy light on (it's directly wired to the batteries) or someone might have hit me. Well, I decided to go ahead and try to get somewhere so that I could troubleshoot the problem, hopefully before getting pulled over by the police. Half a block later, everything came back on, so I guess the circuit breaker reset itself. Anybody know what the rating of the circuit breaker is? Obviously something's overloading it.

 

[AceHigh]

It may be an overload but the internal circuit breaker in the light switch can fatigue over time and start cycling,

I would try a new switch first because if you do anything external you will still have the internal breaker cycling unless you go in and wire around it.

 

[cessnatwin]

Just to check pull your switch out and remove the electrical plug on it, which is very simple, and take a look at all the pins on the switch and make sure none are burned or broken off, I have had that problem before and that was the cause!

 

[blacktop_one]

Thanks for the info. Good place to start.

 

[Stan Leschert]

Be ready to replace the circuit breaker. They don't last forever, and when they get warm, they tend to kick out early. They are not that expensive.