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Post by sarniascoot on Jul 19, 2011 2:54:29 GMT -5
im very confused. i just got my new radio in for my scooter because my old one stopped working (or so i thought). i installed it and i got it working perfectly. i start the scooter and the radio pops and shuts off. i thought it was from the vibration of the scooter so i took the speakers and the unit off of the handle bars (only wires attached at this point) start the scooter up and the same problem. so since i had the radio wired to the power wire of my fuel gauge i decided to wire it direct to the battery thinking that this would fix the problem. WRONG. same thing. so at this point, i grab my spare scooter battery and i wire the radio to it and i stood with the radio in my hand connected to a battery that is separate from the scooter (no part of the radio is touching the scooter at this point) and i start the scooter up and IT DOES IT AGAIN! the radio pops and the thing freezes. is it possible that my scooter is giving off an EMP? im SO lost!
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tango
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Post by tango on Jul 19, 2011 9:46:14 GMT -5
I'm thinking that the stator just doesn't have enough power to drive your stereo.
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Post by sarniascoot on Jul 19, 2011 11:57:24 GMT -5
as i stated above, even on a separate circuit, the radio still shuts off when the scooter is started. so that definitely is not the issue
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Post by ososlow on Jul 19, 2011 12:24:00 GMT -5
try sticking it on a car battery, or try a third radio on your scooter. at least this way you could sigle out weather its your scoot or your radio
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Post by 90GTVert on Jul 19, 2011 13:59:41 GMT -5
If not currently using one, try switching to a resistor spark plug.
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Post by sarniascoot on Jul 21, 2011 3:59:46 GMT -5
well i tried that too. it was weird because my radio that i had before this one was working fine before then one day when i was riding it shut off and would only work when my scooter was off. maybe a bad ground wire? its just such a odd problem. should i post a video?
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Post by reveeen on Jul 21, 2011 4:18:08 GMT -5
the radio pops and shuts off.
I *suspect* you are not providing the "proper care and feeding" your radio requires.
Of course, the more expensive the radio, the less this is important, but there ARE limits. I *think* you will find that you are either/or both, over volting, and maybe getting some AC leakage, that your radio wants no part of.
Over volting is easy to check (with a volt meter), and if it needs correcting, regulator replacement is the answer. "Dirty" DC is a bit harder to both detect, and correct, requiring an in-line filter (on your power feed to the radio) to correct. There is a filter capacitor inside your regulator that may have gone bad.
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Post by sarniascoot on Jul 21, 2011 23:30:42 GMT -5
i have a bad feeling that my stator is shorting out. when i ground the handle bars, the bike shuts off.
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Post by reveeen on Jul 22, 2011 7:01:23 GMT -5
when i ground the handle bars, the bike shuts off
The handle bars should be grounded just by attaching them to the steering stem.
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Post by 90GTVert on Jul 22, 2011 7:27:42 GMT -5
Check all of your grounds.
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Post by sarniascoot on Jul 23, 2011 12:23:59 GMT -5
i found a ground that was corroded off, and my handle bars were not grounded. had some rubber between them and the stem (cuts down on vibrations).
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Post by theo547 on Jul 23, 2011 13:22:37 GMT -5
Did that fix your provlems?
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Post by sarniascoot on Jul 24, 2011 2:34:32 GMT -5
i think so, ill check tomorow. have the scooter apart in the garage doing my bbk
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