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Post by alecono on Mar 19, 2013 11:52:16 GMT -5
 The bottom red goes to batter and the top goes to whatever else. The small wire on the left is the one that goes to starter switch.  This upper plug is what the other wire from starter switch goes to. it enters with the yellow wire but two wires(green and yellow) come out. The female end has remnants of a green wire still in it which is why i taped it off.  This is another picture of plug and the lower plug is empty and always has been.  this is the switch |
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Post by alecono on Mar 19, 2013 15:17:56 GMT -5
I have also found out that once i do get it to kickstart with the touchy kick starter (seems like it would start in one or two kicks if the kicker was working right) I rode it around the block and when i came back to the house is was running a little lean and so it was about to die at idle so i let it and immediately cranked the electric start after it died and it started right back up. after trying this again it tried once but didn't make it then went back to the low pitched electric sound. and then eventually clicking.
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Post by alleyoop on Mar 19, 2013 16:08:14 GMT -5
Well then your electric start does work then , BUT it appears your battery is not holding a charge probably has a bad cell. If you press the start button and it clicks or buzzes your battery is toast or something is discharging it pretty fast. Your first picture is your SOLENOID, take a screwdriver and touch both terminals and see if it SPINS your starter. If you have a volt meter hook it up to your battery and see what the battery volts say. If you don't have a volt meter get one they are cheap under $10.00 they are a life saver to find electrial problems and other tester is a 12V LIGHT TESTER which I use all the time to find electrical problems very simple to use just ground the one wire and probe the wires with the pointed end and if the wire has juice it will light up.  Alleyoop |
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Post by JR on Mar 19, 2013 16:37:45 GMT -5
That other wire in tue first pic will probably be found hooked up to the starter.
If you have a harbor freight nearby they are frequently putting coupons in their ads for free multimeters with a purchase of most anything.
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Post by alecono on Mar 19, 2013 22:49:33 GMT -5
I have a multimeter and have used it a lot with other electrical issues. I have actually a lot of knowledge when it comes to electricity and my first battery when i would try and crank the electric start would drop to under 8V and i have not yet tested the new battery this way but will do so tomorrow and keep everyone posted.
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Post by alecono on Mar 21, 2013 15:00:46 GMT -5
Ok so upon further investigation my volts are dropping as low as 8.3 when cranking the electric start. It should never drop below 10 or 11 should it? I think that the scoot is charging the battery while its running because I power the lights and even some aftermarket LEDs off of the battery and it is reading 12.94 volts when the scoot is off.
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Post by alleyoop on Mar 21, 2013 15:10:45 GMT -5
If the voltage drops that much there is probably a dead cell in the battery. To check if your charging system is charging hook the volt meter to the battery and rev it up to around 4K the volt meter if it is charging should read 13+ and maybe higher but no higher than 14.7.
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Post by alecono on Mar 21, 2013 16:37:46 GMT -5
Thanks for all the help guys!
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