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04-04-13, 12:58 PM
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Battery wrongly connected - now no electrics.
Hey all, so my new battery arrived today, I was so excited to finally get out on the bike, so as I hurried to install it, I made a terrible mistake...
I connected it up wrong, positive on negative and negative on positive. When the connections were made, sparks came off the terminals; and then I realized what I had done. I then connected the battery up correctly, tried the ignition and nothing happened. I've installed my old battery (which had a tiny bit of juice - enough to display the neutral light) and nothing happened. I've checked the fuses under the seat, they all seem okay. Any help at all is most appreciated; I feel like such an idiot - . - |
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04-04-13, 01:06 PM
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Re: More Battery Problems Please Help!
try checking the main fuse (green 30 amp) on the starter relay, there's a spare one on the otherside of the connections.
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04-04-13, 03:03 PM
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Re: More Battery Problems Please Help!
defo main fuse - or buggered its brain
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04-04-13, 06:26 PM
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Re: Battery wrongly connected - now no electrics.
I checked the main fuse and it was blown; changed it and she fired right up. I'm so glad it wasn't an expensive mistake.
Thanks for your help lads! |
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04-04-13, 06:55 PM
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Re: Battery wrongly connected - now no electrics.
Nice one
 dont forget to replace your spare fuse, you never know when you'll need one again.
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04-04-13, 08:02 PM
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Re: Battery wrongly connected - now no electrics.
Easily done - I did the same thing installing a new battery in the dark.
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