gpzkat
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Tricky subject, and I don't want to push things into a debate about the future of man vs. machine, or anything that heavy. Hell, I think we're doomed for many more reasons, and I'm at peace with it. But I've found AI useful for some very specific fixes. They scrape the forums and glean the info pretty well, and if one's 'just' clued in enough (count me sort of), one can separate the wheat from the chaff.
On the Norton, I have found that it summarizes the answers very nicely in a sort of conversation (where I generally don't get abused!), and provides very useful info. On my Laverda, I recently had an electrical issue: no taillight or instrument lights when the ignition is on, but they were on when the key is in Park position. Instrument lights should not be on in Park. I don't give a rat's about the Park feature, but it was a clue. AI narrowed it down to a diode which, when the key's in the ignition position, feeds power to the lighting circuit, which is also activated in Park. When the diode is bad, the current back-feeds to the instrument lights on Park (reason for the diode in the first place), and if current isn't going through to the circuit when the ignition switch is 'on', that's another indication of a faulty diode or wire connection. Exactly my problem, well one of many; the diode was fried, so I removed it. Heck, I don't live in Europe and stop in for a coffee and leave the thing in park.
I was 99% of the way there by looking at the wiring diagram, but AI broke it down, with a few steps to and fro as I refined my follow-ups.
On the Norton, I have found that it summarizes the answers very nicely in a sort of conversation (where I generally don't get abused!), and provides very useful info. On my Laverda, I recently had an electrical issue: no taillight or instrument lights when the ignition is on, but they were on when the key is in Park position. Instrument lights should not be on in Park. I don't give a rat's about the Park feature, but it was a clue. AI narrowed it down to a diode which, when the key's in the ignition position, feeds power to the lighting circuit, which is also activated in Park. When the diode is bad, the current back-feeds to the instrument lights on Park (reason for the diode in the first place), and if current isn't going through to the circuit when the ignition switch is 'on', that's another indication of a faulty diode or wire connection. Exactly my problem, well one of many; the diode was fried, so I removed it. Heck, I don't live in Europe and stop in for a coffee and leave the thing in park.
I was 99% of the way there by looking at the wiring diagram, but AI broke it down, with a few steps to and fro as I refined my follow-ups.
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