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12-29-2012, 01:27 PM
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I found a short in the battery wire as predicted. It was pinched and worn through where it exits the battery compartment, and touching the frame. But when I pulled it free of the frame I still get 0 ohms with the key off or on, and with the S/G disconnected.
Now what is the likelihood that I had 2 dead shorts at once, if one is enough to smoke the battery? What is that little box (looks like a switch maybe) that one of the coil wires runs to, mounted on lower friont left side of the engine? There is only that one wire going to it. It has a spring loaded button on the side. My camera is busted or I'd take pictures, and my owners manual is on a different computer. I have to believe that battery wire has been shorting for a while, it was very well worn. Maybe that's why my battery had been slowly discharging, but maybe something else caused the meltdown?
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12-29-2012, 03:03 PM
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So...I did a little test. I put the battery back in, hooked up the positive wire which is not shorting anymore. Then I held the ground against what's left of the negative terminal, keeping my face behind the upturned seat just in case. No sparking. Turned the key on. No smoking wires. Turned the ignition, got the solenoid click. Hooked uop the starter again, clipped the ground wire to the melted post, and turned her over.
No problems. I ran it for 5-7 minutes, no smoke, no hot wires. Is it possible my problem is solved even though I'm still showing 0 ohms on the battery terminals?
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12-29-2012, 05:36 PM
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It sounds like you fixed it!
 On my digital meter, an open circuit shows 0L. I don't know why. But a short reads 0. I'd rather use an analog sometimes. If your meter has a setting that sounds a tone when the meter shows a short, then it will not make any noise when there is an open circuit. Glad you got it figured out!
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12-29-2012, 05:51 PM
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Short
Hey I think that your gray wire going to your
Voltage regulator is connected internal to winding That is going to L terminal I assume your lights Connect to this terminal ?If you remove the gray wire Do you still have a low resistance to ground?
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12-30-2012, 10:10 PM
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It looks like it anyway. Today I C-clamped the melted ground terminal to the melted
ground wire, and did some plowing! I will have to get a new battery but I might squeeze a couple more weeks out of this one...
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