Do I need to have my battery disconnected doing all this? On Sat, Sep 12, 2015 at 6:46 PM, Kyle Munz <kyle...@gmail.com> wrote:
> That's the arcing loose connection I was talking about. Remove the metal > bar and sand the rust off of it. Remove the female and sand them clean as > well, then use a screwdriver to pry the curved part to be a bit more > "curvier". The idea is to make the two halves of the female connector press > against each other more snugly. That way when the metal bar is back between > them there is no gap and it's held more securely. I would do all of the > connectors as long as you have the fuse box apart. Pack it full of > dielectric grease and close it back up, then mount it securely so it's not > shaking around as you ride. Also, while you're in there check the wires on > the back side of the connectors, especially the ones that are arcing, you > want to make sure that the conductors inside the wire haven't become > oxidized or corroded. > > > -Kyle > > On Sat, Sep 12, 2015 at 6:40 PM, john connolly <lionjohnc...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I think this might be part of the problema. What do I do with this? >> >> On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 3:17 PM, john connolly <lionjohnc...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Thanks i am planning to dig into it on my day off! >>> >>> >>> On Friday, September 11, 2015, Kyle Munz <kyle...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> If the 550 fuse box is anything like the 650 fusebox and your >>>> connections are loose enough that squeezing gets it running again I would >>>> clean it immediately. If it's that loose it could be arcing and destroying >>>> the plastic connectors and housing. >>>> >>>> >>>> -Kyle >>>> >>>> On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 3:09 PM, Mark Weisenfeld <m...@weisenfelds.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Good. >>>>> I'm sure your fuse box will welcome you back at some point in the >>>>> future when you are considerably more exasperated. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com >>>>> . >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>>> Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/nighthawk_lovers/DtFJC_Ub8rg/unsubscribe >>>> . >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>>> nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/nighthawk_lovers/DtFJC_Ub8rg/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
