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Offline PeteyWash

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Electrical Shutdown
« on: March 19, 2012, 09:24:24 AM »
Ok, So I was riding my motorcycle to work this morning and all was well until...... all my electrical power went out.  The light went and the engine followed.  I have no electrical power and I think that it might be a bad terminal connection for my battery.  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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Offline OldSchool_IsCool

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Electrical Shutdown
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2012, 09:50:55 AM »
Which bike?  What year?

Common places for total electrical failure is a blown main fuse, melted fuse (yes, there is a difference) and/or key switch issues.

Fuse:
Is if blown (fried in the middle) or melted (looks OK, but a replacement fuse fixes the problem temporarily)

Key switch:
Is the connector loose or corroded?  Does wiggling the key cause the bike to light up?
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Offline ANVkevin

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Re: Electrical Shutdown
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2012, 09:55:53 AM »
Might be time to go through and clean your connections. Check chasis ground (battery negative to frame), connections at the battery, and all connectors. Sand paper works nicely to get any corrosion and oxidation of the connections. Deoxit Gold (spray can) is great for keeping oxidation from coming back.
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Offline K5 Keith

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Re: Electrical Shutdown
« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2012, 10:51:11 AM »
I've had the exact same experience with my 750K5... discovered the wires in my ignition switch were corroded, even melted together.
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Re: Electrical Shutdown
« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2012, 12:21:28 PM »
Have you checked the fuse. What bike?

Ken
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Offline PeteyWash

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Re: Electrical Shutdown
« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2012, 04:04:10 PM »
Sorry Guys.  The bike is a 73 cb350F and I think I did blow a fuse, but the screws were so stripped out on the fuse box that I couldn't even get it off...... I bit the bullet and took it to the shop on this one.  I should know tomorrow what's up with it.
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