
(I DO HAVE AN Argus Battery Bug hooked up-5 years now)..
Pre-empt, I've been in electronics for 50 years, college, fixed computers, radios, anything with a solder joint, I have fixed it...
(All of my Wiring is protected with wire loom or fuel line in the hot spots next to the engine.)
Last Wednesday, I dropped her during PLP. Two ladies walked up right to the cones, I said shoot, and let her go down.
My front strobes went out. Checked the next day and found the wires burned up inside the switch (no real reason).
REPLACE ALL, it was good day before yesterday, working fine.
I fired up the 2002 GL1800 yesterday, did my normal routine of checking lights, BLEW THE AIR horns etc. and lights flashed and she died.
Found a blown fuse, replaced it. Nothing. No power, no lights, nothing.
Checked Red Wire to battery and it showed to be shorted to ground.
ON the meter (not a DVM), it was like holding the two leads together.
Disconnected the air horns, wires to strobes, everything I could that was electrical. Still shorted.
Pulled the red wire going to + side of battery off of fuse box. STILL SHORTED.
While meter connected, disconnected ONE WIRE ON the first relay next to the battery and the short went away.
GOOD, I said.
Connected the wire back to the relay (BUT NOT THE FUSE BOX YET), and all was normal.
During this process, I checked the Rectifier mounted below the battery. All 3 connections showed they were grounded.
This puzzles me.
IS THIS NORMAL? I checked it both ways =/- and -/+ to ground. Shorted both ways.
Anyway, when I hooked everything back up, the short was back. It starts fine now, runs fine, everything electrical works great.
I have never seen a Red wire show a short when you touch the - wire from the meter to the frame IN MY LIFE!
FOR NOW, THE BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED, WAITING ON THE PRO'S TO HELP ME OUT!
Thanks, Top Gun