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Electrical problem after removing old radio
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.

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Kenny G Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com The Singles Club...LOL Posts: 1754 Robson Ranch, Denton, Texas Gender:	Re: Electrical problem after removing old radio Reply #1 - 05/26/17 at 18:06:23 Fuses go "poof" when they blow.
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Terri W YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 20 Sandhills of North Carolina Gender:	Re: Electrical problem after removing old radio Reply #2 - 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?
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Papa Bear Senior Member Offline Posts: 476 Canada ... near the Motor City Gender:	Re: Electrical problem after removing old radio Reply #3 - 05/26/17 at 18:24:29 Fuses work on "poof" ... when you let the "poof" out they quit working.
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Terri W YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 20 Sandhills of North Carolina Gender:	Re: Electrical problem after removing old radio Reply #4 - 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
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oldNslow Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2683 Rochester, NY Gender:	Re: Electrical problem after removing old radio Reply #5 - 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.
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Terri W YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 20 Sandhills of North Carolina Gender:	Re: Electrical problem after removing old radio Reply #6 - 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?
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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: Electrical problem after removing old radio Reply #7 - 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!
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18097 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Electrical problem after removing old radio Reply #8 - 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.
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Re: Electrical problem after removing old radio
Reply #9 - 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. Cheesy

@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.

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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: Electrical problem after removing old radio Reply #10 - 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 .
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Reply #11 - 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.

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Terri W YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 20 Sandhills of North Carolina Gender:	Re: Electrical problem after removing old radio Reply #12 - 05/27/17 at 14:17:01 And it was the fuses. Once they were replaced, she cranked like a charm.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Electrical problem after removing old radio Reply #13 - 05/27/17 at 15:11:37 Carry spares, at least until you have ridden some bumpy road,,
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Terri W YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 20 Sandhills of North Carolina Gender:	Re: Electrical problem after removing old radio Reply #14 - 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
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