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    ok so i replaced my fusebox with tc's. been looking for a while and have found some good info but i am unsure where to go from here.

    i keep blowing a fuse that leaves the bike completely dead, all lights, all signals, starter, everything.

    just to check the simple stuff,

    R/Y goes to br 10 amp fuse
    Thick brown wires stay together and get a 20 amp fuse
    R/W goes to br 10 amp fuse
    red and red go together 10 amp fuse

    the browns don't matter (aside from the thick ones) as they are a common wire

    the 10 amp fuse bt the red and red wire keeps blowing, if i feel this fuse it seems hot to the touch, i assume thats a problem but am unsure how to track the problem down.

    what to do what to do? i have an ohm meter but short of checking for hot vs ground wires have never used it. electrical is new to me so any help is appreciated.

    unfortunatly the bike was not runinng before the fuse box swap so i don't know if this problem was around before or if i miswired one of the connections.

    thanks all

    nick

    79 special btw

  • #2
    IIRC, my RED-RED is 30 amp (MAIN). Sure you got the right fuse in there?

    BTW, DON'T JUST CHUCK A 30A FUSE IN THERE WITHOUT CHECKING YOUR MANUAL AND SCHEMATIC FIRST.
    Former owner, but I have NO PARTS LEFT!

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    • #3
      no im not, thats why i started with the simple stuff. so i should have to 10 amp fuses 1 20 amp fuse and a 30 amp fuse in my fuse block??

      four fuses total. i haven't moved the glass tube fuse that was seperate over to the fuse block yet, is that the 30 amp main fuse??
      Last edited by crazedfooter; 09-01-2011, 03:20 PM.

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      • #4
        Hey crazed,

        The 79 had the main fuse in with the regular fuses, so like Randy said, one should have a 30 amp fuse. You can get wiring diagrams from the download links in Catatonic Bug's profile, find him from the members link in the FORUMS, not from the main page.

        30A MAIN; 10 AMP IGNITION,M 10 AMP HEADLIGHT, 20 AMP TURN SIGNALS

        The other fuse was just an AUX terminal fuse, only 10 amp.

        T.C.
        T. C. Gresham
        81SH "Godzilla" . . .1179cc super-rat.
        79SF "The Teacher" . . .basket case!
        History shows again and again,
        How nature points out the folly of men!

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        • #5
          Good deal. I figured it was something simple I screwed up. Problem was I compared it to my 80 ms thinking they would be the same. Oops.

          Fuse replaced, all is right with the world

          Thanks

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