Electrical System...Help!
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Electrical System...Help!
I have an 07 Street Bob that the only electrical work that I did over the winter was installed a power commander V from FuelMoto, and now when I went to start the bike up to take it for a ride it wouldn't turn over than then I smelled something...my battery fried and the positive post had melted off, anyone have any idea why this happened???
you have something crossed over somewhere basicly made the possitive touch the negitive somewhere in the path, that would cause what you are describing. got lucky man i have seen them explode
Road Warrior
Joined: Nov 2008
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From: Batesville Ga
Yup. Is the PCV a straight plug in so there's no way you could get it crossed up? If so I'd look to see if you accidentally moved the battery so that the positive terminal hit the frame or batt box.
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From: Enterprise, AL
I bet your battery had just reached the end of its life, corroded or whatnot...installing the PCV with it's one harness plug shouldn't be much of a recipe to electrical disaster, unless you really went to town yanking all those under-seat cables around due to frustration trying to relocate the harness (I know I just about did).
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From: Ogden, UT
Batteries don't just fry like that. They do that because something was shorted. Perhaps when you replaced it you fixed the short without knowing it, but I guarantee you that the smell was caused by a short.
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There isn't much space at all between my positive terminal and the battery box frame. I added a chunk of rubber to be on the safe side so I didn't have that exact problem happen.
Glad the new battery worked, but you should double check the clearance.
Glad the new battery worked, but you should double check the clearance.
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......... You may well have inadvertantly fixed it - but get it checked out would be my advice.Derv
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