The sercret 2nd Fuse

[klimber]

I know about the fuse under the side cover, right hand side, but is there a second fuse somewhere?

i seem to recall hearing something about it in another post

[Pkaaso]

I am the resident expert on that fuse now.  At the cost of Pablo's ride on Saturday.

There is a fuse on the right side just under the forward end of the side cover.  You can see the little yellow (20 amp) fuse stuck into a rubber mount thing with out removing it.

The other fuse (the one that bit me in the @ss) is under the side cover (take it off or pull it away from the bike) just to the left of that fuse.  You will see a red and green connector that says FUSE.  It's soooo obvious but only when the side cover is away.  This is the main fuse.  

I pulled this fuse out and when in the house looking for another one, when I saw on TV that all of New York was experiencing a black out.

I got real nervous, and ran back out and replaced the fuse.

I'm happy to report... It was NOT my fault the Eastern Sea Board experienced THAT black out.  It wasn't my fault.

Paul

[Pkaaso]

I can send you a picture of the two fuses if you like.

[Casimir]

I'm happy to report... It was NOT my fault the Eastern Sea Board experienced THAT black out.  It wasn't my fault.

Be careful, they're still looking for someone to blame. You're probably on the list now.

[klimber]

what's the amp size on those suckers, just in case I accidently put Minnesota in a black out?

[pantablo]

each is a 20A fuse.

Pkaaso...fell out of my chair again laughing!

[Pkaaso]

They are both 20 amp.  These were the sizes in Pablo's bike.  I would like to check the manual to make sure though.

I rented an apartment once that had a light switch by the door that didn't do anything.  We used to flip it on and off all the time.

Until one day, I got a letter from a lady in Germany saying "Stop it!"  :mrgreen:

[spaz]

yeah replaced the fuses 250Amps and 80Amps

[TheGoodGuy]

i thoguht it was in teh side panel but i couldnt remember..

darn it i wish i had remembered it then.

[pantablo]

darn it i wish i had remembered it then.

Me too!

[Greg Gabis]

Y'all know that the fuse mounted in the rubber boot around the starter solenoid is a spare, right? It's not really a secret.

The main fuse plugs into the green deal that says FUSE (when it learned to speak, I don't know...).

Anyway, If you blow a fuse, pop the spare in there.

[pantablo]

D'oh...

[TheGoodGuy]

Y'all know that the fuse mounted in the rubber boot around the starter solenoid is a spare, right? It's not really a secret.

The main fuse plugs into the green deal that says FUSE (when it learned to speak, I don't know...).

Anyway, If you blow a fuse, pop the spare in there.

so once again there is only 1 fuse.. the one exposed is teh spare and the other one is the real one hidden under the plastic cover..

i hope im reading this right.

[chimivee]

Y'all know that the fuse mounted in the rubber boot around the starter solenoid is a spare, right?

My turn to fall out of my chair, LMAO.

Heard a good joke the other day:  How many so cal numbskulls does it take to check to make sure the SPARE fuse didn't burn out?

[TheGoodGuy]

Y'all know that the fuse mounted in the rubber boot around the starter solenoid is a spare, right?

My turn to fall out of my chair, LMAO.

Heard a good joke the other day:  How many so cal numbskulls does it take to check to make sure the SPARE fuse didn't burn out?

one, pablo..

cause he was the one who checked it. :nana:

[Pkaaso]

Aw f%$k!

[Pkaaso]

I thought that fuse in the rubber protective 'fuse connector' next to the 'REAL' fuse, slipped in a little easy.  

[pantablo]

Aw f%$k!

AMEN to that brother...

[Pkaaso]

Pablo, I have to tell you, that fuse got me too.  Even when I got your bike home I pulled out the fuse and checked it.  I slipped it back in and I really though I was plugging into a plug.  It kinda felt that way then.  

My next step was to trace down the wires and test them.  I took off the headlight, no current to the switch.  I took off the rear body work to start at the batery and follow power out till it dies.

When I got the body off, what do I see?  A connector that says 'FUSE." Big green and red connector.  I check, it's blown, I get new fuse from my car.  Thinking the whole time, wow the bike has TWO fuses.  Strange... Oh well.  

New fuse bike starts right up.  I bolt it back together, ride it for 28 miles.

We started to take off the body work in the parking lot.  Several of you kept mentioning the fuse, I went with Pablo's check on the fuse being OK.  In the interest of getting the group riding, I pushed the idea to park it, and I'd get it later and fix it  or truck it to Pablo's.

I really do share 50% in event.  We both should have utilized the group's combined knowledge better.

I ended up driving all the way up to Santa Monica and back no/air.  I gotta admit, I hate the L.A. freeways except for at 3:00AM.

I have a slighty better understanding [now] of the phrase -

You create you own hell but you must let good things happen.

[chimivee]

In the interest of getting the group riding, I pushed the idea to park it, and I'd get it later and fix it  or truck it to Pablo's.

I really do share 50% in event.  We both should have utilized the group's combined knowledge better.

Nah.  Everyone was itching to ride.  Afterall, you did go through the trouble to swap out your battery.  And there were a few of us poking at the bike.  Even worse, I remember (now) reading about the fuse/spare fuse in the Clymer when I was troubleshooting something on my bike a few weeks ago.  Too bad my memory sucks.

Just blame it on the heat.  And the fieldsheer girls.