Chris RV6-A
Member
OK, I left the master on, ran down the battery, was gone for three weeks. Discovered the error and had the 20 month old Concorde battery charged up to 14.2 volts.
Now, I want to make this clear, I placed the positive lead on the positive first, then the negative. Positive cable runs off the master relay switch and negative comes through firewall, grounded to the engine.
Wiring started to smoke, actually glowed, (the thin wire from master relay to the master switch, plus one more wire I believe leading to the bus.) Pulled the lead from the positive quickly. So somehow the negative ground was lost.
My system has been charging above 14 volts and higher previous to this.
Any ideas? Bad relay, regulator, or a short somewhere else in the system?
Thanks
Chris
RV6A
613LE
Las Cruces, NM
[email protected]
Now, I want to make this clear, I placed the positive lead on the positive first, then the negative. Positive cable runs off the master relay switch and negative comes through firewall, grounded to the engine.
Wiring started to smoke, actually glowed, (the thin wire from master relay to the master switch, plus one more wire I believe leading to the bus.) Pulled the lead from the positive quickly. So somehow the negative ground was lost.
My system has been charging above 14 volts and higher previous to this.
Any ideas? Bad relay, regulator, or a short somewhere else in the system?
Thanks
Chris
RV6A
613LE
Las Cruces, NM
[email protected]