77 GL1000 Resistor Assembly + Diodes

[rocks]

Hi there,
I am planning to strip the harness and set up an M-Unit on a 1977 GL1000. I would like to know what is the purpose of the
Resistor Assembly and the Diodes? These components are found on the left side of the false tank among the Lightning Unit which I am not planning to use.
Could I bypass these units?

[RB]

The diodes are kind of safety components two for the lights and one for ignition and one for neutral light prevent starting in gear with clutch out..

[robin1731]

From Wikipedia;
A diode is a two-terminal electronic component that conducts current primarily in one direction (asymmetric conductance); it has low (ideally zero) resistance in one direction, and high (ideally infinite) resistance in the other. A diode vacuum tube or thermionic diode is a vacuum tube with two electrodes, a heated cathode and a plate, in which electrons can flow in only one direction, from cathode to plate. A semiconductor diode, the most common type today, is a crystalline piece of semiconductor material with a p–n junction connected to two electrical terminals.[5] Semiconductor diodes were the first semiconductor electronic devices. The discovery of asymmetric electrical conduction across the contact between a crystalline mineral and a metal was made by German physicist Ferdinand Braun in 1874. Today, most diodes are made of silicon, but other materials such as gallium arsenide and germanium are used.[6]

Also look here; https://electronics.stackexchange.com/q ... a-diode-do

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[Shadowjack]

The resistor assembly is associated with the reserve lighting unit. If that's gone, you don't need the resistors.

[tlbranth]

I don't do electronics and can't abide "black" boxes which is why I chucked the entire harness and built my own. Now if something goes wrong it'll be fixable without guesswork.