82 cb750sc Nighthawk.. I was trying to get my tail lights working and saw smoking after replacing the old round fuses. Now every time I try to hook up the battery, the fuse blows at the solenoid. All I have done is put new fuses in the fuse box and put a brake master cylinder on it. Maybe I have the wires backwards for the brake lights? Would this explain it?
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Fuses popping at solenoid
- Thread starter Bmb2492
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The 30A main fuse is in between battery positive and the key switch, so if that fuse is popping, there is a serious dead short to ground ahead of the regular fuse box. A miswired brake/taillight should just blow one of the 10A fuses. Check for a positive wire having continuity to ground (likely red one after solenoid) if it does it with key off and black, brown or brown/white if it only does it with key on - including the key switch itself. The location of the smoke is a prime suspect
I found the issue. The old metal strip fuse on the solenoid was too rusted to actually blow. So it started melting the plug. After putting a new solenoid on and blowing a couple fuses, I realized that the plug on the harness had melted and the two red wires were touching. So I put a new clip on it and problem solved!!!
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