1986 Honda VT 500 C Shadow "ignition switch draining battery" Questions

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...battery, refit it, with the ignition switched off, connect the poss feed first, secondly as you replace the earth wire, if you get any level of spark as you touch the earth to the battery, then you ...

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...ignition switch only thing that turns battery power on to rest of bike the way to check is to unplug the ignition an leave it un plugged an see if battery still drains there should be nothing hot but ...

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...ignition switch. My Honda vf750 used to have a parking light, which you turned on by turning the key clockwise then taking the key out and not anticlockwise like normal. I'd make sure that it is not ...

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...ignition key on over nigth the battery die im recharch the battery but no have power when turn the switch on possition... If your battery is fully recharged and you have it connected properly, you ...

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...one (maybe multiple sources) component, for example a switch, ignition box, regulator/rectifier or an ignition coil, replace that component or figure out why there is a short there for a possible

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...for any help. Hi, One thing you can do is put an off switch on the battery to stop the leak. What did you have done lately on the bike? ( new ignition switch or ??). Keep looking for all

...ignition switch to make usre that you do not leave the radio on and drain the battery, so it need to connect to the wire that get 12V after the switch. use 12 volt bulb tester to see which wire get ...

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...ignition key switch turned to OFF and all lights and accessories also OFF observe the amperage reading and add the regulator draw to the appropriate value for the TSM/TSSM and other allowable system ...

the ignition Ignition switch is stuck in on position. When you turn the motor off, the hot circuit is draining the battery and that is why the battery is not holding a charge. Switch needs replacement

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