I hooked up my R6 battery to the GS and noticed after trying to start it and nothing happened, that I polarities are reversed. Now after correcting it, the bike wont light up at all.
Have I blown a fuse?
If so, where is the particular one located?
Thanks,
Barna
which wont light up.
the GS500 has a fuse on the right side (under the plastic - take off seat and right side plastic - right side when your sitting on the bike).
Its in this green and red box.. it says fuse.. pop it open and it should be a fuse in there.. the spare is just outside.
That's an interesting question. With the battery backwards, you would have had a -12v bike :) . The lights and relays should work off negative DC power just fine. I don't know about the starter. If it were a simple electric motor, it would try to spin backwards. But I don't think the would engage the drivetrain properly on -12v power. The ignition system probably won't work off -12v.
It makes sense to check it, but unless you shorted the ground post of the battery to the chassis, then I can't really think of any reason why the fuse should pop.
I take it that you're using an "alternate" battery? It would be hard to hook-up the OEM battery backwards, since the cables wouldn't reach.
BTW, if you're worried that the battery is the problem, you can take it out. I have put a 2x4 across the frame, and screwed the POS and NEG battery cables down to the 2x4; then used jumper cables to connect the cables to a car battery; and used that to do troubleshooting with a "known good" battery. (If you connect to a battery that is still in a car, leave the car turned off!).
Could have cooked the electronics (ignition & regulators)
If the headlights do not come on with the battery properly hooked-up, then it seems like the fuse must be blown: batt->fuse->ignitionKey->headlightSwitch->headlight. If the R/R had somehow burned-out and failed open, then that could keep the headlights from lighting... but then, the fuse should be popped. You could unhook the red/black nylon plug to the R/R if you suspect it.
But it seems to me that if good battery yet no headlights, then the fuse must be blown. I don't know why it should be blown just from hooking up the battery backwards (unless you shorted something too), but it sounds like it did blow.
hopefully a blown fuse would be his only prob. ive been there it cost me major$ in one of my tractors. (id forgot it was positive ground) :oops:
It was the fuse! Thanks guys :)
Barna