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testing electrics

Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 5:06 pm
by joeswoonara
how do i rig up a car battery to test the electics on on my scoot it`s got asimplified loom .............do i connect the positive to the red wire coming from regulator and the negative to the frame ?

Re: testing electrics

Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 6:42 pm
by byron
yep, the wire that comes from the regulator into the loom.
if you have an AC horn it will just make a really feeble croak, but that's just cos you're putting DC through it.

Re: testing electrics

Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 10:36 pm
by joeswoonara
nice one Byron thank you

Re: testing electrics

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 5:20 pm
by paul213
Dont forget to fuse the +ve link from the battery or you might melt your loom

Re: testing electrics

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 9:27 pm
by Muppet
Dont fit a fuse and which ever wire starts to smoke, then thats where the fault is.;-)

Re: testing electrics

Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 9:58 pm
by Lamaddict
Just use a battery charge,r pos to the disconnected brown and neg to the earth strap.

Re: testing electrics

Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 12:29 am
by joeswoonara
thought about fitting a fuse .............but decided to live dangerously ;) .....got away with any damage .....i think !!

thanks for all your answers