Help me think straight?
I just put a new replacement battery on my trike and a new voltage regulator and I seem to have a direct short. Its almost as if I were hooking the cables up backward although im not.
I soldered my connections.
I can hear a breaker tripping so I assume it's trying not to burn things up. I should be able to hook up the positive battery cable and not get much in the line of sparks when I try to hook up the negative wire. instead it strikes an arc.
I get no lights or neutral indicator.
When all this started I was in Laramie with a new battery and after sitting for a few hours it had to be push started. The gage showed it was charging on the way home but wouldn't start when I got into the garage. I still had lights,neutral lights etc...
Question? could the new regulator be bad causing this short?
Could it be the stator although it seemed to be charging on the way home?
I cant start the bike to do electrical tests.
Im going to haul out the motor manual but perhaps you could save me some time?:Shrug:
I'm having one of my bad medical days and question my thinking.
I just put a new replacement battery on my trike and a new voltage regulator and I seem to have a direct short. Its almost as if I were hooking the cables up backward although im not.
I soldered my connections.
I can hear a breaker tripping so I assume it's trying not to burn things up. I should be able to hook up the positive battery cable and not get much in the line of sparks when I try to hook up the negative wire. instead it strikes an arc.
I get no lights or neutral indicator.
When all this started I was in Laramie with a new battery and after sitting for a few hours it had to be push started. The gage showed it was charging on the way home but wouldn't start when I got into the garage. I still had lights,neutral lights etc...
Question? could the new regulator be bad causing this short?
Could it be the stator although it seemed to be charging on the way home?
I cant start the bike to do electrical tests.
Im going to haul out the motor manual but perhaps you could save me some time?:Shrug:
I'm having one of my bad medical days and question my thinking.