Ducati Diavel Service Manual: Ground connection locations
The negative cable, which is normally connected to the negative pole of the battery, is fastened to the crankcase. From here, the cable branches off and splits up within the electrical system to carry the ground connection to the different elements in the system.
The image shows the ground connection on left side of the engine crankcase.
The battery charging circuit and power distribution
On the diavel, the +15v (key on power) voltage does not come from a
conventional ignition key, but from pin 30 of the
hands free relay. This relay is switched to closed state by the hands free unit ...
Electrical power for lighting and signalling devices
The front and rear running lights consist of led units with light conduits.
As a result, the light source is not visible as the
light is diffused through the surface of the light conduit.
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Other materials:
Indicating devices
Checking the indicating devices
In the event of a fault, the internal connections of the device must be
checked in all operating conditions. To do this, it is
necessary to disconnect the switch connector from the main wiring harness (sect.
6 - 1, Routing of wiring on frame).
Then analyse th ...
Low hands free key (hf) battery level
The activation of this (amber yellow) "warning" indicates
that the hands free system has detected that the battery
that permits the active key (1, fig. 62) To communicate and
turn the vehicle on is almost discharged.
Note
In this case, ducati recommends replacing the battery
as soon ...
Refitting the rear brake control
If the pushrod (18), clip (30) and fork (31) assembly has been dismantled,
reassemble it by screwing the nut (29) onto
the rod (18) and then screw the rod into the fork (31) to obtain the measurement
indicated in the figure.
Block the rod and tighten to a torque of 7.5 Nm +/- 10% (sect. 3 - ...