I had a similar issue with my SON lights when I had the polarity wrong on the rear light connection (coaxial one).
Just to confirm, have you tried with rear disconnected?
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I had a similar issue with my SON lights when I had the polarity wrong on the rear light connection (coaxial one).
Just to confirm, have you tried with rear disconnected?