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techtalk:ref:elec30 [2020/02/08 23:36] hippysmack [Ironhead Wiring Mishaps and Meltdowns] |
techtalk:ref:elec30 [2020/02/09 18:28] hippysmack [The Doctor71'S 1974 xlh] |
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====== Ironhead Wiring Mishaps and Meltdowns ====== | ====== Ironhead Wiring Mishaps and Meltdowns ====== | ||
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+ | See also illustrated [[techtalk:ref:elec07|1959-1985 Sportster Main Wiring Diagrams (created with reference to the OEM manual)]] in the REF section of the Sportsterpedia. \\ | ||
It's important to have some sort of fail safe mechanism whether a fuse wire, fuse or circuit breaker inline between the battery and the voltage regulator. ((The Doctor71 of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?p=5805036#post5805036)) \\ | It's important to have some sort of fail safe mechanism whether a fuse wire, fuse or circuit breaker inline between the battery and the voltage regulator. ((The Doctor71 of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?p=5805036#post5805036)) \\ | ||
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The subsequent dead short heats up the wires, melting them and triggers the carnage shown below. \\ | The subsequent dead short heats up the wires, melting them and triggers the carnage shown below. \\ | ||
At this point, the motor is dead, no lights, no nothing. You're stranded on the side of the road, wondering just what happened. \\ | At this point, the motor is dead, no lights, no nothing. You're stranded on the side of the road, wondering just what happened. \\ | ||
- | ===== The Doctor71'S 1974 xlh ===== | + | ===== The Doctor71's 1974 xlh ===== |
This happened to my 74 XLH and all initially started by a broken horn bracket: \\ | This happened to my 74 XLH and all initially started by a broken horn bracket: \\ |