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techtalk:ih:elec08 [2023/12/28 17:55]
hippysmack [1970-1971 Sportster XLH] 		techtalk:ih:elec08 [2024/04/07 01:03]
ixl2relax [L1984-1985 Wiring Issue - Might Be Dangerous]
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 **Note: The L84-85 Wiring Diagrams show an improper connection from the Regulator to the Battery.**\\ **Note: The L84-85 Wiring Diagrams show an improper connection from the Regulator to the Battery.**\\
 The wiring diagram shows an unsafe connection but we have not been able to determine if the actual bikes are wired wrong, matching those wrong wiring diagrams. __So the following information needs to be verified against the actual bike wiring.__ The wiring diagram shows an unsafe connection but we have not been able to determine if the actual bikes are wired wrong, matching those wrong wiring diagrams. __So the following information needs to be verified against the actual bike wiring.__
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 The Main Circuit Breaker is supposed to protect the wiring from a shorted battery. If the regulator is connected directly to the battery (as shown on the diagrams), not utilizing the main circuit breaker for protection, there is a potentially dangerous situation. If the regulator internally or externally shorts that wire, connected to the battery, to ground, the battery will supply upto 200 amps of current, **__causing the wire to overheat and possibly creating a fire__**. This is what the Main Circuit breaker is to prevent. The Main Circuit Breaker is supposed to protect the wiring from a shorted battery. If the regulator is connected directly to the battery (as shown on the diagrams), not utilizing the main circuit breaker for protection, there is a potentially dangerous situation. If the regulator internally or externally shorts that wire, connected to the battery, to ground, the battery will supply upto 200 amps of current, **__causing the wire to overheat and possibly creating a fire__**. This is what the Main Circuit breaker is to prevent.

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