can someone tell me....i stored my 05 baggy for the last 12+ monthes....took out the battery and forgot which is ground? i have 1 black and 1 brown group of wires
PLEASE help!
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battery wires
by Robert » Mon Jan 24, 2011 5:58 am
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Re: battery wires
by iceman » Mon Jan 24, 2011 8:45 am
The one going to the solenoid is positive.
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Re: battery wires
by angustoyou » Mon Jan 24, 2011 3:13 pm
The brown group of wires are earth wires, so that one is the negative terminal.
I put my battery in backwards, instead of checking on here first, you're a wiser man than me!
I put my battery in backwards, instead of checking on here first, you're a wiser man than me!
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Re: battery wires
by DAVID THOMPSON » Mon Jan 24, 2011 5:10 pm
watch that wiring guys the china scooters and toys some use black for hot and white for negative
white is common ground in house wiring in the USA
be sure because mistakes gets expensive
dave
white is common ground in house wiring in the USA
be sure because mistakes gets expensive
dave
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Re: battery wires
by Robert » Mon Jan 24, 2011 7:51 pm
THANKS!!! to all......thought so but wasnt sure and the manuel i have didnt say....
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Re: battery wires
by djsbriscoe » Tue Jan 25, 2011 9:41 am
1/ Get a multimeter with a continuity tester.
2/ Connect 1 lead of the multimeter to the chassis.
3/ Connect the other lead to the battery wires in turn.
The ones that beep are the ground connections.
Simples.
David
2/ Connect 1 lead of the multimeter to the chassis.
3/ Connect the other lead to the battery wires in turn.
The ones that beep are the ground connections.
Simples.
David
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Re: battery wires
by comanche91 » Wed Jan 26, 2011 2:49 pm
Anyone ever seen an MZ / MuZ that didn't have brown ground wires? I haven't. But like David said, do a continuity check to frame ground to be sure.
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