a_bald_guy
New Member
1973 Honda CB450
Purchased sans battery.
Damn it. Damn it.
Went to pick up a battery. Installed the bad boy.
Red to positive (three cables)
Black to negative (one cable)
Turn key then the tail light lit up, success. Then smoke started coming out of the area I am pointing too and the strong smell of frying electronics. SHIT!
So I rush to get the negative off. Meanwhile, the shrink wrapping on one of the positives is starting to melt.
SHIT!
Oh. Also, the negative gets REAL hot. Just an fyi.
So what the hell happened?
Am I that big of a noob?
And I'm guessing my electronics are now fried. Damn it.
I knew I should have just sent it to a mechanic and had it tuned up and gone through.
Three positive. One negative.
This area started smoking (where I'm pointing)
Showing the wire that began to melt
Notice that all three wires are red/positive. But only one melted...is that one a mislabled negative?
How pricey is this going to be? If it's not readily apparent, I know jack shit about wiring/electronics.
Purchased sans battery.
Damn it. Damn it.
Went to pick up a battery. Installed the bad boy.
Red to positive (three cables)
Black to negative (one cable)
Turn key then the tail light lit up, success. Then smoke started coming out of the area I am pointing too and the strong smell of frying electronics. SHIT!
So I rush to get the negative off. Meanwhile, the shrink wrapping on one of the positives is starting to melt.
SHIT!
Oh. Also, the negative gets REAL hot. Just an fyi.
So what the hell happened?
Am I that big of a noob?
And I'm guessing my electronics are now fried. Damn it.
I knew I should have just sent it to a mechanic and had it tuned up and gone through.
Three positive. One negative.
This area started smoking (where I'm pointing)
Showing the wire that began to melt
Notice that all three wires are red/positive. But only one melted...is that one a mislabled negative?
How pricey is this going to be? If it's not readily apparent, I know jack shit about wiring/electronics.