jp111
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I am putting the sled back together after a major over haul and I happened to look in the fuse panel and seen that it has a 30 amp ignition fuse instead of the 20?
This sled is new to me so the previous owner must have put it in there?
I tried a search to see if this was some kind of fix for a problem but did not find anything.
My question is what should be in there 20 or 30 amp?
I also installed new rsi grip heaters and found the brown w/ white tracer wire and brown wire leading to what I believe is the thumb warmer melted at the connector, I wonder if that would have blown the ignition fuse and caused the guy to put in a 30 amp fuse?
Any info is greatly appreciated, Thanks
This sled is new to me so the previous owner must have put it in there?
I tried a search to see if this was some kind of fix for a problem but did not find anything.
My question is what should be in there 20 or 30 amp?
I also installed new rsi grip heaters and found the brown w/ white tracer wire and brown wire leading to what I believe is the thumb warmer melted at the connector, I wonder if that would have blown the ignition fuse and caused the guy to put in a 30 amp fuse?
Any info is greatly appreciated, Thanks
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I believe that it's suppose to be a 20 amp fuse.
If the Brown and Brown/white wires go to a black two wire connector, then they should be the kill switch wires.
It's possible that the previous owner may have had a short to ground. Then installed a larger fuse because the 20 amp fuse kept blowing.
It is never a good idea to replace the fuse with a larger one, as the fuse is no longer the "weak link" in the circuit. This could explain why the connector melted as it became the new weak link in the overloaded circuit. This is how electrical fires are started.
Best thing to do is replace the connector/terminals and install the correct size fuse. If the fuse blows then I would dis-connect the connector that melted and retry another fuse. If the fuse doesn't re-blow with the connector dis-connected, then likely the short is somewhere in the harness to the handle bars.
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If the Brown and Brown/white wires go to a black two wire connector, then they should be the kill switch wires.
It's possible that the previous owner may have had a short to ground. Then installed a larger fuse because the 20 amp fuse kept blowing.
It is never a good idea to replace the fuse with a larger one, as the fuse is no longer the "weak link" in the circuit. This could explain why the connector melted as it became the new weak link in the overloaded circuit. This is how electrical fires are started.
Best thing to do is replace the connector/terminals and install the correct size fuse. If the fuse blows then I would dis-connect the connector that melted and retry another fuse. If the fuse doesn't re-blow with the connector dis-connected, then likely the short is somewhere in the harness to the handle bars.
HTH
Bill
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The ignition fuse provides power to several relay coils and the ECU. The grip heaters are powered from the ECU. By installing a higher amperage fuse you're taking a chance on not only overloading wires but also damaging the ECU. If The 20 amp fuse blows then you need to determine why. The most common problems are shorted grip heaters and damaged wiring harness behind primary clutch.
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Sounds like no more needs to be said!
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Thats why I questioned it, I know you shouldn't up the amperage on a fuse, but I didnt want to change it back without maikng sure it was supposed to be that way.
I did repair the wires at the connector and will put a 20 amp fuse back in and see what happens. Like I said I just bought the sled and have yet to get to ride other than 1 lap around the house.
Thanks for the info.
I did repair the wires at the connector and will put a 20 amp fuse back in and see what happens. Like I said I just bought the sled and have yet to get to ride other than 1 lap around the house.
Thanks for the info.
