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Old 08-20-2008, 06:47 PM
Steve Irving
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Default Re: Electrical problem question...-UPDATE

Wrench wrote:

> Another round for the guys, Shirley-
>
> SO I got the compas, slowly ran it along the ignition wiring, allowing
> the breaker to trip/reset. Got just passed where the wiring goes into
> the handlebars and the needle stopped doing its dance whent he breaker
> tripped. Guess that means the short is in there, right?


Yep.......glad it worked for ya. Sarge questioned whether or not the compass
would "See" the magnetic field build/collapse from inside the thick steel of the
handlebars......I though it would, but...ya never know.

> I was just hoping it wasn't - It was a pain putting the wires through
> the first time!


I don't think I've ever found a problem in a nice easy to get to place <sfsf>.


> Thanks for the tip. Hope that the fault is there.
>
> Ken


You betcha......

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