dieselyoda
Active member
I have a trick for finding the exact problem you described but it takes tools and patience. I get a circuit breaker put it in the circuit. I then use a compass, like a boyscout compass and wait for the current to build in the circuit breaker, scan the machine with the compass. The needle will get me close after a few tries and then, bang on and I have my short.
The problem is always when the circuit breaker pops, I have to start over.
The other way, time and patience required, wire a test light into the fuse between buss and load. If it lights up bright, dead short. If it lights up dim, I start pulling connectors until the light goes out. It gets you into the circuit causing the problem and the figuring out why requires a sit down with a beer and a good multimeter.
Winter riding in the snow is never a good idea. I can relate. I only have a 5 month season of riding at best and I quit riding the first hint of frost. If you are squiggly on two wheels, so is everybody else, they just don't know it yet.
The problem is always when the circuit breaker pops, I have to start over.
The other way, time and patience required, wire a test light into the fuse between buss and load. If it lights up bright, dead short. If it lights up dim, I start pulling connectors until the light goes out. It gets you into the circuit causing the problem and the figuring out why requires a sit down with a beer and a good multimeter.
Winter riding in the snow is never a good idea. I can relate. I only have a 5 month season of riding at best and I quit riding the first hint of frost. If you are squiggly on two wheels, so is everybody else, they just don't know it yet.