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Post by natedoggaz on Apr 23, 2018 0:11:34 GMT -5
Hey all,
Having a major issue with my scoot blowing fuses.
The battery fuse (10a) keeps blowing or wanting to blow...
I have disconnected virtually everything - all front lights, all tail lights, starter, CDI, solenoid, voltage regulator...etc...
And the battery fuse wants to blow just by turning on the ignition..! I would put my hand on the fuse and when it stars to get warm, I switch it off.
The only thing I found that stopped the scoot from wanting to blow the fuse was when I disconnected the STATOR.
I started snipping wires (5 wire stator) and spliced them back until I found the culprit.
The wire that made the fuse want to blow was the yellow stator wire. With the other 4 wires still connected (white and green, and the other 2 separate wires) the fuse did not want to blow...
Is it possible I have a bad stator that is causing these issues??
...Or any thoughts would be much appreciated...
Thank you!!
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Post by natedoggaz on Apr 23, 2018 16:32:37 GMT -5
Is it possible... that this is caused by a faulty kill switch or start button?
I recall about a year ago - when it last ran - that it rained that night.
There is a little plastic window piece on the right hand grip side that had fallen out... is it possible some water got in there and shorted out the kill or starter switch??
ND
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Post by tortoise on Apr 23, 2018 17:12:36 GMT -5
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Post by natedoggaz on Apr 23, 2018 17:23:18 GMT -5
...not sure how that video is going to help me... the fuse is blowing (like a flash bulb) almost 5 seconds into the ignition switch just being turned on - and the motor not even running...
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Post by natedoggaz on Apr 23, 2018 20:36:21 GMT -5
Im trying again to determine the issue... i took most panels off. Noticed that the red wire that goes to the ignition also gets warm... could a bad ignition be the source and cause of the fuse blowing?
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Post by chewbaca on Apr 23, 2018 21:47:48 GMT -5
you have a short if you want to save your electric harnesses you have to find an patch it
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Post by natedoggaz on Apr 23, 2018 22:04:17 GMT -5
Could the short be coming from the ignition switch? - is that possible?
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Post by natedoggaz on Apr 24, 2018 13:34:31 GMT -5
man... what a total P.I.T.A. - found the culprit... !!
A yellow wire going to the stator - and a few other things - somehow shorted out and fused with what appears to be a black ground wire...
The trick I used was to turn on the ignition for maybe 5 seconds - which gave enough time for the wires to get warm before the fuse blew. I just felt around for those warm wires and followed them to where the short was...
I cut out the short and spliced the wires back together.
Starts up great and runs now!
ND
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Post by chewbaca on Apr 24, 2018 15:48:00 GMT -5
good going👍
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