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Message started by Terri W on 05/26/17 at 18:03:34

Title: Electrical problem after removing old radio
Post by Terri W on 05/26/17 at 18:03:34

Well, it happened. I got "cocky" and decided I didn't like the radio and speaker system that the O.O. had installed.

Removed the system and I went into town to pick up a few things on the bike. No problems...

Got home and started to wire up the new system. Trimmed off a bit of the wire above the old electrical crimp connectors, stripped a tiny bit of the wiring and then connected the wiring based off the diagrams.

Now, there is no power. Could something have pulled loose? Fuses? Ideas? There was nothing that "poofed" when I tried to turn it on.

Thank you for any insight.

Title: Re: Electrical problem after removing old radio
Post by Kenny G on 05/26/17 at 18:06:23

Fuses go "poof" when they blow.

Title: Re: Electrical problem after removing old radio
Post by Terri W on 05/26/17 at 18:17:23

I just remembered I did have something spark up on one of the wires when it was being trimmed. Could that have been the fuse being blown?

Title: Re: Electrical problem after removing old radio
Post by Papa Bear on 05/26/17 at 18:24:29

Fuses work on "poof" ... when you let the "poof" out they quit working.

Title: Re: Electrical problem after removing old radio
Post by Terri W on 05/26/17 at 18:27:39

Well, I will remove the seat in the morning and take a look at the fuses. I'm hoping that's the case *crossed fingers*

Title: Re: Electrical problem after removing old radio
Post by oldNslow on 05/26/17 at 18:32:26

Probably that's all it is.

You should always disconnect the negative battery cable whenever you're working on wiring, and reconnect it when you're done. If you accidently touch a hot wire, or the tool holding the wire to any metal part of the bike with the battery connected you're likely to blow a fuse.

Title: Re: Electrical problem after removing old radio
Post by Terri W on 05/26/17 at 18:43:52

Just so I know when I go back to work on it, when the old radio system was hooked up it was red wire to red wire, "orange" wire (on bike) to green wire (on radio)and white wire (on bike) to black wire (on radio). Is this correct?

Title: Re: Electrical problem after removing old radio
Post by batman on 05/26/17 at 22:33:11

You need a volt /ohm meter! what due the instructions for the radio tell you about what the wires are? where are you running them to on the bike? How many amps does the new radio use?Do you sing in the shower? You can do that in a full helmet! :)

Title: Re: Electrical problem after removing old radio
Post by Dave on 05/27/17 at 03:14:17

Can't you change the fuses without removing the seat?

They are on the right side, under the side of the seat...above the colored body panel - it is a little white plastic box.

Title: Re: Electrical problem after removing old radio
Post by Terri W on 05/27/17 at 04:25:44

@Batman, I've add that to my list of items for my repair kit. This pretty much showed how much of a noob I am as I've wired equipment before but totally blanked on the battery connection. Derp.... And you're right, singing in the shower in a full helmet is refreshing and do-able but it was challenging to wash my hair. :D

@Dave, only reason I thought I had to remove the seat was the owner's manual I had said I had to. It was dark by the time I asked the all knowing all powerful (yeah!) Savage forum so I hadn't gotten a chance to take a look.

On a side note, the P.O. said that they kept having to keep the bike on the battery tender. Based off what I've learned, I'm leaning toward whoever put this radio/speakers on the bike probably wired it wrong and it kept pulling on the battery even when the bike was turned off.

Title: Re: Electrical problem after removing old radio
Post by batman on 05/27/17 at 05:26:45

If the radio as preset stations ,or a clock it will use power 24/7 .also some radios have anti-thief codes that stop them from being used if the power is disconnected .

Title: Re: Electrical problem after removing old radio
Post by Terri W on 05/27/17 at 06:45:03

That makes sense! I decided to forgo the radio/speaker thing.

I also decided to take off the saddlebags. When cleaning my girl, I was that they were zip-tied to the bag frame. No wonder they looked "odd" to me. While I have plain bag bars, I love how she looks. She's washed and we worked on her much neglected chrome. I'm slowly but surely falling deeper in love with this bike.

Title: Re: Electrical problem after removing old radio
Post by Terri W on 05/27/17 at 14:17:01

And it was the fuses. Once they were replaced, she cranked like a charm.

Title: Re: Electrical problem after removing old radio
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 05/27/17 at 15:11:37

Carry spares, at least until you have ridden some bumpy road,,

Title: Re: Electrical problem after removing old radio
Post by Terri W on 05/31/17 at 09:04:28

Bought extras and have them in my "emergency kit". Now to find something for my tailbone pain. Rode 4 hrs Saturday (yeah!) and the last 45 minutes or so was painful. Need a better seat

Title: Re: Electrical problem after removing old radio
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 05/31/17 at 09:07:43

Posture matters, too.

Title: Re: Electrical problem after removing old radio
Post by verslagen1 on 05/31/17 at 09:26:14

Try the seat lift.

Title: Re: Electrical problem after removing old radio
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 05/31/17 at 09:43:40

Yeah,, that is cheap, easy, and changes the feel a lot.
The two piece seat is a lot more comfy to me than the newer design.