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no juice
Written by attitudehats on 11/30/2010 at 12:02 am

Well, if it were me, I would try really cleaning/working the kill switch
contacts back+forth on the handlebars. Sometimes the oxides there cause
problems, and can certainly cause a dead system.

--- In ipcrc@yahoogroups.com, "wolfbear_1932" <wolfbear@...> wrote:
>
> Several days ago I turned the key in the ignition switch, the dash lights
flashed on and off, the radio made a bleep and the electricity disappeared.
>
> A friend and I have pulled off a lot of plastic body parts and found that the
battery is fully charged, the 30 amp fuse an the starter relay is odd and the 10
and 15 amp fuses in the fuse box behind the left front fairing area are all
good.
>
> We have traced a few wires with a volt meter and haven't found out where the
power stops.
>
> Can anyone out there make a suggestion on where to start tracing wires when we
have the shop manual and voltmeter probes in hand?
>
> The ignition switch is a bit suspect, but getting to it is like tonsillectomy
through the rectum. Re-installing or replacing it would be worse than that.
>
> I would trailer it to a nearby shop if I could figure out a way to avoid
breaking plastic parts on the handlebars. The shipper squirrel broke plastic
covers on the bars and bent the bars when he delivered the bike. I replaced the
bars since I couldn't straighten them. The electrical items on the bars don't
seem to be damaged, and I did get to ride the bike some.
>
> It's frustrating to have only been able to put about 50 miles on the old bike
since I bought it several months ago.
>
> I will appreciate your ideas.
>
> Joe
> Canyon Lake, TX
>
> Re there any other PC800 riders in my area?
>

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