Jury riggin' the main fuse...
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Road Master
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From: Honduras, Central America
Jury riggin' the main fuse...
This little trick helped me get back home. The fuse has been changed now, but there's an electrical issue nonetheless.
Last edited by FXD_noob; Jul 22, 2013 at 03:11 PM.
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When stranded, that will get you back on the road. Done that a few times on several vehicles in the past.
It would be a good thing to figure out why it blew before you did that so that it does not fry the rest of your system when you jump it and it has no way to blow again.
I keep a spare one of those fuses in my tool pouch.
It would be a good thing to figure out why it blew before you did that so that it does not fry the rest of your system when you jump it and it has no way to blow again.
I keep a spare one of those fuses in my tool pouch.
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Definitely! I just rebuilt it with the help of friends (I had an accident on February, and we just put it back together) so the problem could be anywhere...any ideas on where to start checking? I think I'll make a thread about it later this week and pick on all your brains.
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I would tend to think you have a short. What happened or what were you doing just before it popped?
Signal, brake (front or rear), high beam, hit bump or tracks, hard braking, tight corner? If you can narrow down the just before, it will help find root cause.
Also, that is your main fuse, so check your battery connections first.
Signal, brake (front or rear), high beam, hit bump or tracks, hard braking, tight corner? If you can narrow down the just before, it will help find root cause.
Also, that is your main fuse, so check your battery connections first.
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The fuse is in place to protect your wires/components from getting too much current. If you ride with the makeshift wire for too long...it will show itself in the form of melted insulation or fried components. Would definitely check for a short to ground. If it is intermittent, makes it that much tougher to find. Good luck.
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