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Texas-1-lunger Full Member Offline Iraq Vet Posts: 203	blown fuses 04/12/10 at 06:02:51 Did the 4 inch forward controls spliced the wires for the kick stand switch and rode to work just fine got ready to leave and bam blown fuse, anyone else have this problem?
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Routy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2280 Winston Oregon Gender:	Re: blown fuses Reply #1 - 04/12/10 at 06:58:51 If done correctly, adding to the wires did not cause a fuse to blow. Texas-1-lunger wrote on 04/12/10 at 06:02:51: Did the 4 inch forward controls spliced the wires for the kick stand switch and rode to work just fine got ready to leave and bam blown fuse, anyone else have this problem?
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: blown fuses Reply #2 - 04/12/10 at 11:38:23 If I remember correctly, kick stand switch goes to ground. So shorting any of this wiring to the frame will just give a false "up" Shouldn't cause blown fuse.
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Reply #3 - 04/12/10 at 12:08:29

So that would mean that the switch is normally open, wire not grounded, for bike to shift w/o killing engine.
I don't have a book, so I like to make notes on this stuff.

verslagen1 wrote on 04/12/10 at 11:38:23:

If I remember correctly, kick stand switch goes to ground.
So shorting any of this wiring to the frame will just give a false "up"
Shouldn't cause blown fuse.

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Texas-1-lunger Full Member Offline Iraq Vet Posts: 203	Re: blown fuses Reply #4 - 04/12/10 at 12:39:36 i used heat shrink and everything i know how to splice but ive never had a blown fuses til now so im guessing its related, but i made it all the way to work about 50 miles and a mess of red lights and no problem til i got ready to leave.
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Routy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2280 Winston Oregon Gender:	Re: blown fuses Reply #5 - 04/12/10 at 14:52:56 If its still blowing a fuse, and you really think its related, just elliminate the switch and wiring for the time being. Sounds like you would just twist the wires together, and tape them up. But if by chance the engine quits when shifting to low, untwist them and tape individually.
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Re: blown fuses
Reply #6 - 04/12/10 at 15:13:15

Texas-1-lunger wrote on 04/12/10 at 12:39:36:

i used heat shrink and everything i know how to splice but ive never had a blown fuses til now so im guessing its related, but i made it all the way to work about 50 miles and a mess of red lights and no problem til i got ready to leave.

Most likely the short is caused by the last thing you did... put the tank on.

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Texas-1-lunger Full Member Offline Iraq Vet Posts: 203	Re: blown fuses Reply #7 - 04/13/10 at 06:09:52 What does the tank have to do with it ?
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thumperclone Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline PGR rider riding with respect Posts: 6065 Grand Junction Colorado Gender:	Re: blown fuses Reply #8 - 04/13/10 at 06:22:37 extreamly easy to pinch wires under the tank
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prechermike Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Kalashna Kitty, from Skat Posts: 1190 Ponzer, NC Gender:	Re: blown fuses Reply #9 - 04/13/10 at 06:23:13 Texas-1-lunger wrote on 04/13/10 at 06:09:52: What does the tank have to do with it ? Maybe he means you might have pinched a wire when you put the tank on. I put the 4 inch controls on mine and did not take the tank off, no need. I also spliced the kickstand wires together and have not had any problems. Sorry I am not much help.
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Reply #10 - 04/13/10 at 14:18:06

i spent sat morning diginn suzi outa the carriage house..
got er all spiffed up and clean..wouldnt fire
hooked up battery charger
would fire after 1 hour charge and down to 1 amp on charger gauge..
tried jump startin nottin no de comp click nuttin..
okay says me didnt live to my norm last winter of every two weeks cranking er up till the oil go warm..garage lost power and keepin the chickens water defrosted was a higher priority so no batttery tender..
went down and bought a new battery told the young feller i wanted no maintainence type..had the stock numbers with me got it home WRONG terminals nother trip got the right one ,installed the acid,got her charged up(6 amp 1 hour per instructions) installed and nuttin
no de comp click,led batttery gauge on handle bars red enuff juice but nutttin..darn..
got out the sm and traced the starting circuit...BOTH fuses are tyed into it..yeppers one was blowed...
had a good ride taht pm and a better 100 miler with a friend on sunday...

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Texas-1-lunger Full Member Offline Iraq Vet Posts: 203	Re: blown fuses Reply #11 - 04/15/10 at 05:11:55 yeah i did that to I replaced mine at work with anouther 20 amp and it blow again as I started to drive out of the driveway.
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T Mack 1 - FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline sold 2001 LS650 for a 1986 XLH1100 Posts: 2919 Emmaus,Pa Gender:	Re: blown fuses Reply #12 - 04/15/10 at 09:21:19 Texas-1-lunger wrote on 04/15/10 at 05:11:55: yeah i did that to I replaced mine at work with anouther 20 amp and it blow again as I started to drive out of the driveway. Might not be the forward contorls then. What year is the bike? Some people had issues at the headlight where wires rubbed.
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Texas-1-lunger Full Member Offline Iraq Vet Posts: 203	Re: blown fuses Reply #13 - 04/16/10 at 06:01:26 ok so i replaced the fuse again, she starts up and idles fine as soon as I take off in first gear and decel to shift it blows the fuse I even used a heavier fuse 30 amp hopeing to maybe get it home but no dice.
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Re: blown fuses
Reply #14 - 04/16/10 at 08:54:57

thumperclone wrote on 04/13/10 at 06:22:37:

extreamly easy to pinch wires under the tank

I have done that too. There is part of the wiring harness that crosses over the main frame and is easily pinched by the tank. A little engine vibration and the insulation is rubbed off, then the short to ground.
After I re-insulated the wire at that point, I carefully re routed the harness to run alongside the frame.

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