up date: I was playing around with the thing and tried pulling the wire off again and this time it started right up. I am so lost when it comes to electrical stuff. that and i lost the probes to my multi-meter I am having to recharge the battery, but as soon as i wake up I will try it again.
Kurt, I will probably be awake around 4 or 5 o'clock if you want to drop by On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 3:11 PM, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]>wrote: > If I'm remembering correctly, it didn't look very stock to me. I need > to find a way to synch our schedules so we can both tackle this thing. > > On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 1:27 PM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > > That's what I was wondering. Is that red wire stock or does it look like > > something that may have been added post-factory? > > > > -Kyle > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 12:22 PM, David Cummings > > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Unfortunately I don't know your bike all that well, but in most > >> electronic systems, green is reserved for ground - at least in power > >> (small current signal wires aside). > >> > >> Does the green wire lead to chassis ground anywhere? Also, you said > >> the red wire was connected to your Neg (-) terminal? That's the way my > >> truck is wired but it's a mistake... > >> > >> -Dave > >> > >> On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 8:43 PM, Kurt Nolte <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > Super-weird. This may require a new laying on of hands.... > >> > > >> > -Kurt > >> > > >> > On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 7:27 PM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> You have to get all of that smoke back into the wire before it will > >> >> work. > >> >> > >> >> -Kyle > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 5:58 PM, TIM_83cb650sc <[email protected] > > > >> >> wrote: > >> >>> > >> >>> In the ongoing saga of electrical problems, I think I have > discovered > >> >>> a new one. this actually goes along with the last problem I was > >> >>> having. There is a red wire that goes from the voltage regulator to > >> >>> the negative terminal of the battery. It shorted out causing smoke > and > >> >>> now the bike has a hard time turning over. the little red wire also > >> >>> seems to be spliced in to a green wire that goes into the connector > >> >>> immediately above the regulator. > >> >>> > >> >>> does anybody have any Idea why that wire would even be there? > >> >>> > >> >>> It is not in any of the wiring diagrams. and I cannot figure out why > >> >>> it is there other than the bike is not starting without it. > >> >>> > >> >>> -- > >> >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> >>> Groups > >> >>> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > >> >>> To post to this group, send email to > >> >>> [email protected]. > >> >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> >>> [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > >> >>> For more options, visit this group at > >> >>> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > >> >>> > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> >> Groups > >> >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > >> >> To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > >> >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> >> [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > >> >> For more options, visit this group at > >> >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > >> >> > >> > > >> > -- > >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >> > Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > >> > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > >> > For more options, visit this group at > >> > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > >> > > >> > > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > >> [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > >> For more options, visit this group at > >> http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > >> > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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