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Old Aug 18, 2022 | 07:06 PM
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Hello, last week rode my Softail Evo Ultima 127 and suddenly had a backfire and saw smoke coming from underneath in the starter area. I remove this component, I think but not sure that the smoke came from it, and I want to replace it.. but what is it?..


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That is the main circuit breaker.

Disconnect the battery before you mess with it.
 

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Did you smell electrical burning with the smoke or something else ? Those circuit breakers do go bad but they usually don't do the mushroom cloud thing. You'll hear a pop and nothing works anymore.
 
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Thanks!
for the new one that I will buy - do you know which terminal should I connect to which wire? I see that terminals are different, one is brass and one is steel.



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Old Aug 18, 2022 | 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by TwiZted Biker
Did you smell electrical burning with the smoke or something else ? Those circuit breakers do go bad but they usually don't do the mushroom cloud thing. You'll hear a pop and nothing works anymore.
there was some noticeable white smoke, a misfire and then engine stopped. I will start with replacing the breaker. It’s strange that I don’t have any fuses anywhere, just the ignition controller that looks fine, not burned, and the main breaker.
 
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Copper color stud is power in to breaker.

Silver color stud is power out of breaker.
 
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Thank you!
 
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I will investigate more, will remove the controller and unused wires, and will add a main fuse... will take some pictures and will ask you. Thanks again!
 
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Originally Posted by ARNAV
Hello, last week rode my Softail Evo Ultima 127 and suddenly had a backfire and saw smoke coming from underneath in the starter area. I remove this component, I think but not sure that the smoke came from it, and I want to replace it.. but what is it?..


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Looks Like a circuit Breaker to me
 
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Connected the new main circuit breaker, connected the battery and pushed the starter.
some noise came from the starter for only 3 seconds, then the main breaker poped.
do you think the starter is burned? Should I pull it out?
 

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