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Old Jan 12, 2020 | 06:14 PM
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Under the seat , on the fender of my fat boy is a breaker box, the breakers are 15 amp breakers, they are big 2 spaded silver top. How do I tell if the breaker is blown? I don't know much about these kind of breakers, why is it so big,
 
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Old Jan 12, 2020 | 06:19 PM
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Is that my fuse box? Or is the fuse box located somewhere else
 
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Old Jan 12, 2020 | 06:27 PM
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Get an ohm meter pull the breakers and test them. Should have 0-.01 ohm's. Honestly I've never seen a fuse block on my 98..
 
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Old Jan 12, 2020 | 06:37 PM
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Thank you.. I could not find a fuse box either , only the big silver ones
 
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Old Jan 12, 2020 | 07:45 PM
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This is a Harley Breaker... Does it look like this??
 
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Old Jan 12, 2020 | 08:56 PM
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No Race. They are press in Spade terminals..
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...Fp%2F171219805
 
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Old Jan 12, 2020 | 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by 98hotrodfatboy
No Race. They are press in Spade terminals..
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...Fp%2F171219805
correct, press in spades, I'm more familiar with the small car fuses.. not familiar with the big fuses I have..
 
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Originally Posted by 98hotrodfatboy
No Race. They are press in Spade terminals..
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...Fp%2F171219805
Gotcha... Thanks... My Google skills let me down, and i ain't up on Newer ****!!! Well Newer for me anyway!
Still a breaker tho...Unless it is Toast [seems checkable by simply plugging in an old fashioned blade Fuse]
the breaker on the "bad circuit" should be "clicking"... hold fingers on Breakers and identify bad circuit... It'll prolly be quite warm also!!!
I say all this because I rarely encounter an Open Breaker [broken]... but short circuits are common on Owner Wrenched equipment!!!
 
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Originally Posted by Racepres
Gotcha... Thanks... My Google skills let me down, and i ain't up on Newer ****!!! Well Newer for me anyway!
Still a breaker tho...Unless it is Toast [seems checkable by simply plugging in an old fashioned blade Fuse]
the breaker on the "bad circuit" should be "clicking"... hold fingers on Breakers and identify bad circuit... It'll prolly be quite warm also!!!
I say all this because I rarely encounter an Open Breaker [broken]... but short circuits are common on Owner Wrenched equipment!!!
Thank you for the tip..
 
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Originally Posted by tradaroo
Under the seat , on the fender of my fat boy is a breaker box, the breakers are 15 amp breakers, they are big 2 spaded silver top. How do I tell if the breaker is blown? I don't know much about these kind of breakers, why is it so big,
Originally Posted by tradaroo
Is that my fuse box? Or is the fuse box located somewhere else
Softails changed from breakers to fuses mid year 96... the breakers you speak of are aftermarket fuse replacements and did not come on the bike...I would go back to fuses...
 
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