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Started by haulin' daze, April 20, 2009, 02:21:34 AM

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haulin' daze

April 20, 2009, 02:21:34 AM
So I put in the brand spankin' new battery, all charged up, and...she won't start. She won't even shine her lights or budge a needle on the dash.  

I'm just getting it out of my pal's garage from the long winter. Like I said, new battery, no problems at all last year, up to putting it away for the winter.

All fuses are perfect. All contacts/visible wiring great. Even had a quick charger/jumper hooked up and still nothing. No injector noise, no lights, nada.  Not a lot of options as far as space/tools available, so anything semi-major requires a lift to the local Triumph shop. I even had "the guy next door who knows everything about bikes" look for 15 minutes.  :roll:

Any of this sound familiar to anyone?   :BangHead

Stretch

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April 20, 2009, 02:25:07 AM
You said "all fuses okay".  Does that include the master fuse on the left side of the battery box?

HappyMan

#2
April 20, 2009, 06:51:27 AM
I was just goin' there myself Stretch.  Sounds like the culprit to me.  I seem to remember blowing that one myself once....
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JetdocX

#3
April 20, 2009, 06:57:47 AM
Polarity?  Then master fuse. :wink:
From parts unknown.

HappyMan

#4
April 20, 2009, 07:41:32 AM
Quote from: "JetdocX"Polarity?  Then master fuse. :wink:

Doh!
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EvilBetty

#5
April 20, 2009, 08:20:08 AM
I would check your ground(s)... if at all loose that could have corroded a bit over the winter.  Remove, clean, and reinstall.
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haulin' daze

#6
April 20, 2009, 04:42:17 PM
Hope to get back over there to take a look today. Thanks for the input, I knew it could be something simple. Hopefully you're all right.

I love the info I can get from all you guys at this site. Thanks  :D

haulin' daze

#7
April 20, 2009, 11:07:01 PM
Okay, okay. So I was fearing the worst for my bike. That's why I turned to the experts; you guys. It was the main fuse on the side of the battery box. I didn't even know that was there. I ASSuMEd all fuses were together on the panel  :oops: .

She started right up after I popped in a new one, and is now resting comfortably back home.

Thanks again, and sorry my question was a serious insult to everybody's superior intelligence. :thumbsup

EvilBetty

#8
April 20, 2009, 11:10:33 PM
Now to find out why the main fuse popped...  :cry:
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haulin' daze

#9
April 21, 2009, 12:34:10 AM
Too much juice from the charger/jumper is my guess.  :roll:

Stretch

#10
April 21, 2009, 02:52:20 AM
Quote from: "haulin' daze"She started right up after I popped in a new one, and is now resting comfortably back home.

Awesome!  :thumbsup

EvilBetty

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April 21, 2009, 03:05:28 AM
Quote from: "haulin' daze"Too much juice from the charger/jumper is my guess.  :roll:

That would do it!
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