Post by Fox on Sept 18, 2010 21:09:30 GMT -5
You don't want that hot lead running on top of the engine where it can possibly melt or rub. You have to remember that the entire engine moves every time you hit a bump and if the insulation on the wire rubs through you'll have a short circuit from the battery to the engine or frame and that will fry the wire and possibly something else like the stator.
What I did was I drilled a 1/2 inch hole just below the top of the bucket on the right side and ran the wires through there and then after making the connections I wrapped electrical tape around the switch so nothing could come into contact with the connections and then I used a couple of drywall screws right through the seat tub plastic to attach it to the inside of the seat tub up high just below the top of the tub again on the right side so I could still carry stuff in there without it interfering with the switch. You don't want cargo to flip the switch when you hit a bump in the road so I mounted the switch sideways so you had to flip it toward the front of the scooter for on and toward the back for off. Less likely to get flipped inadvertently that way. Having the wires run up high to one side keeps them out of harms way.
Here's a quickie drawing I made:
What I did was I drilled a 1/2 inch hole just below the top of the bucket on the right side and ran the wires through there and then after making the connections I wrapped electrical tape around the switch so nothing could come into contact with the connections and then I used a couple of drywall screws right through the seat tub plastic to attach it to the inside of the seat tub up high just below the top of the tub again on the right side so I could still carry stuff in there without it interfering with the switch. You don't want cargo to flip the switch when you hit a bump in the road so I mounted the switch sideways so you had to flip it toward the front of the scooter for on and toward the back for off. Less likely to get flipped inadvertently that way. Having the wires run up high to one side keeps them out of harms way.
Here's a quickie drawing I made:
