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Post by alecono on Mar 4, 2013 21:16:44 GMT -5
when i first hooked up the battery wrong i did smell burning and I do know that i blew the voltage regulator because it created continuity from accessory wire to frame. could that smell have just been the regulator?
I did what you suggested and unhooked the clock, you were right no blinking. unfortunately i also found out some other things. I turned my key to the on position and when i engage blinkers the light will come on, (blinking actually) light will also come on when i engage horn button or pull the breaks.
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Post by alecono on Mar 4, 2013 18:57:37 GMT -5
If i unplug the regulator the light goes out and if i unplug the gauges the light goes out. I do have a clock in the gauge cluster and before any of this when i had the gauge cluster installed, it runs off the same power as headlights and taillights so it is on when scooter is fired up regardless of battery but the clock part was lit but had no numbers.
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Post by alecono on Mar 4, 2013 17:38:57 GMT -5
OK! so i think i have made a little progress. i hooked up the battery and unhooked everything else that plugs into the harness. i checked and the red wire that goes to the voltage regulator is getting power. i did as justbuggin2 suggested and hooked a light between negative terminal and the scoots ground wire. I plugged everything in except for the gauge cluster and the voltage meter and everything was good the light was off. However, upon plugging in either the voltage regulator or the guage cluster the light illuminated. Does this mean i need a new regulator and a new gauge cluster? please say yes because i just want this over with ha.
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Post by alecono on Mar 4, 2013 12:31:38 GMT -5
the regulator i ordered hasn't came in yet but i am currently working on another bike and took it off of that bike. (same specs). Also, how would you like me to hook up the circuit and test the lightbulb on the neg side of battery if the fuse blows, should i hook power straight to accessory wire with no fuse? and should i unplug things before i do that?
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Post by alecono on Mar 3, 2013 20:30:37 GMT -5
I do and yes i have been using it a lot trying to figure this out, I did find that my voltage regulator needed to be replaced. I havent gone through the resistance in the wires yet. Also do you think it would be worth unplugging every component and hooking it up to the battery with a fuse and if the fuse doesn't blow, plug things back in one at a time to find it or do you think its in the wiring harness itself?
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Post by alecono on Mar 3, 2013 20:27:05 GMT -5
thought about it, or black. maybe in the future
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Post by alecono on Mar 3, 2013 13:38:22 GMT -5
If I just go ahead and get a new wiring harness will it save me a whole lot of time and frustration?
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Post by alecono on Mar 3, 2013 13:37:50 GMT -5
Its under my name but is a 50cc 2008 Magnum 50RL
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Post by alecono on Mar 3, 2013 2:10:57 GMT -5
tvnacman- in the original post i specified I had just gotten a new regulator. and as for the switch, that should effect my horn and brake light not working. I took the entire wiring harness out today and opened it up exposing all of the individual wires which i traced every single place they go and found no sort of short. is there any other sort of thing that could have blown when I hooked up the battery backwards?
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Post by alecono on Mar 2, 2013 19:40:28 GMT -5
I should start by saying i blew my voltage regulator by accidentally hooking up battery wrong. I got a new regulator and now continuity checks out and everything seems fine. I have the battery hooked up and the scooter kick starts fine. The battery accessory fuse keeps blowing(10 amps) the dash lights are working. my headlights are working. The blinkers (front and back) break lights are not working. The break light however is not working, along with the horn. the light bulbs are fine so i went a step further and connected one blinker straight to a 12 v source and it illuminated fine. I cant figure out what could be wrong please help.
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