right light does not come up revisited bought multi meter, 1974 914 1.8 Options

[brcacti]

Hello, I bought a multimeter to check the current to the headlight, current was fine then I moved the gray wire, was very cramped and it broke off. I turned on the headlights and touched the broken wires together and the light DID COME UP. .........BUT............ how do I connect the very tiny wires together? what kind of electrical connection to use or solder it together?

[lierofox]

That's a diode and it's broken off at the body of the diode itself. You'd have a difficult time resoldering that back together like that, but if there's anywhere nearby that sells electronic components you can probably get away with buying a "1N4001" diode to solder in its place, they're DIRT CHEAP if you buy them in bulk, but you shouldn't pay more than a few bucks for a 5 pack at the most expensive.

If you do decide to solder a replacement in, they ARE directional, so make sure the white stripe faces the proper direction, in this case the white stripe goes on the opposite end of the wire.

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Edit: What year is yours anyway? I just checked the motor on my '75 and the diodes are inset into a small plastic clip to hold them safely in place... oh it's in the topic title, '74. I can read.