Dead Electrical System
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Dead Electrical System
Hello Folks, My 86' softail EVO died completely and I coasted to the side of the road. Noticed the breaker was cycling every few seconds, so I disconnected the battery which sparked heavily making me conclude I had a major short somewhere. Any idea on what it might be or how to trace it?
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Dead Elec. System
Thanks for the reply!
The kill switch didn't have any affect on the breaker cycling. My first assumption when it died was that I hit the kill switch by mistake so I tried it. Now, The arcing is so heavy when I hook up the batterey that it melts the terminal, so I figured it has a dead short. I'm trying to get some ideas to work on it this weekend and was hoping somebody had a similar experience so I can avoid a front to back teardown. About a block or so before it died I hit a big pothole that bottomed out the front suspension, so I figured I jarred something that pinched a wire. The only other thing I can think of is I replaced the rectifier a few weeks ago also.
Thanks, Mike
The kill switch didn't have any affect on the breaker cycling. My first assumption when it died was that I hit the kill switch by mistake so I tried it. Now, The arcing is so heavy when I hook up the batterey that it melts the terminal, so I figured it has a dead short. I'm trying to get some ideas to work on it this weekend and was hoping somebody had a similar experience so I can avoid a front to back teardown. About a block or so before it died I hit a big pothole that bottomed out the front suspension, so I figured I jarred something that pinched a wire. The only other thing I can think of is I replaced the rectifier a few weeks ago also.
Thanks, Mike
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