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Old Dec 29, 2010 | 09:28 AM
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I was connecting to the spare accessory connection under the seat on my 2007 CVO Ultra. There was a slight electrical ‘pop’ when I flipped on the switch. Found there was a wiring short in the accessory I plugged in which was easy to fix. The problem is that there is no longer power to the spare accessory connection under the seat, also the light on accessory rocker switch on the panel no longer lights up. I’ve checked all fuses and they are good, none were even blown.
Does anyone know if there is a inline fuse anywhere or have any other thoughts/suggestions?
 
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Old Dec 29, 2010 | 10:14 AM
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How did you check the fuses? If you didn't check with a tester, I'd do that prior to saying the fuse was good. I got tricked once and it looked good from the naked eye, but was actually blown and proved so when I used the tester.
 
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Old Dec 29, 2010 | 10:27 AM
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Hook a test light to ground then test all fuses with power on,can check all that way.Make sure test light works first though.
 
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Old Dec 29, 2010 | 11:30 AM
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Tested all the fuses with VOM meter. Does anyone know if the light in the switch blows will it break the circuit? I doubt it but I'm at a bit of a loss.
 
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Old Dec 29, 2010 | 12:21 PM
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Dont's mean to teach you to suck eggs as it sounds as though you have tested the fuses and sounds like you have used the correct piece of equipment, but are you aware that there are 2 "accessory" fuses and it can confuse which one to test
 
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Old Dec 29, 2010 | 01:05 PM
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I keep my spot lights on most of the time, but the light on the switch is not always on. The spot lights work even when the switch light does not. This should be the same for the ACC switch.
 
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Old Dec 29, 2010 | 01:33 PM
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There is a bad fuse somewhere.Keep at it.A pop means fuse blown.
 
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Turns out it was a blown fuse after all, the P&A fuse. It blew before the inline fuse on my accessory did. Must have skipped that one when i tested the fuses earlier. But once sgdiesel mentioned there were 2 accessory fuses. The light came on regarding the what 'A' in P&A meant.

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Originally Posted by bikerdad
Turns out it was a blown fuse after all, the P&A fuse. It blew before the inline fuse on my accessory did. Must have skipped that one when i tested the fuses earlier. But once sgdiesel mentioned there were 2 accessory fuses. The light came on regarding the what 'A' in P&A meant.

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I had power also on my acc switch. Then I also heard a pop noise. I checked the # 8 fuse in the fuse block, and it is good.
Where is this other fuse?
Thanks Gary
 
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