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BradValk48237
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« on: September 09, 2017, 09:04:55 AM »
OK.... Here the deal

Had a 12v power plug run direct from the battery..... used it for several years..

Last week on a trip It was not working and when I looked inside there was a ton of corrosion.. I lost the rubber cap a while ago....

So when we stopped for the night, I ran down to OReillys and grabbed a new one, had butt joint splices/crimps, so I snipped off the old one and crimped on the new one.... also bought a 12v USB  adapter the same as I had been using for years......

First problem was when I accidentally touched the metal lip of the socket to the handlebars it popped the breaker... so I secured it and replaced the fuse... no problem then. Until I plugged is the new 12v/USB adapter.... SIZZLE!!! POP!!! the damn thing was smoking!!! I had upped the fuse to a 20 amp.. but it still shouldn't have done that.....

SO I didn't F' with it the rest of the trip...... but got to thinking maybe it was a polarity issue....

SO today I finally got around to playing with it and switched the wires around..... Plugged in a NEW 12v USB adapter and...

SIZZLE!! POP!!!! Smoke and sparks!!!! SON OF A BITCH!!!!

Like I said, have been using the same setup for years no problem..... The plug socket i got is NOT for a cigarette lighter..says so right on the cap.

SO Im thinkin' its a bad plug socket, but before I go out and get a new one, looking for opinions/ideas....

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« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2017, 09:23:07 AM »
Take it back and get another one. You have a bad plug.
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« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2017, 10:00:00 AM »
SIZZLE POP SMOKE AND SPARKS!?????  You have a fuse problem too. Should blow the fuse immediately if you have a short, none of that drama.
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« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2017, 10:29:29 AM »
Would take it back.... if I hadn't cut the cord.   


Mark not a fuse problem as all I had was a 30 amp. Lol.
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« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2017, 04:21:01 AM »
I had a similar issue on my sabre and that turned out to be the polarized plug going to the battery. I spliced it backwards. On the plug coming from the battery terminals The positive side should be the female part, of the connector.
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BradValk48237
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« Reply #5 on: September 10, 2017, 12:39:50 PM »
Fixed. New plug and no problem.   

But as I was cleaning up I found 2 spare 12 plugs in my "extras".  Coulda saved $20. Lol

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