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PaulWallace · 12-23-2014, 08:30 AM

Hey Loffer, thanks for the reply. It is a positive ground. Everything on the bike is stock.

Do you know of any common areas where a short could be occuring?

The thing that is most interesting is that the ammeter on the headlight gets pinned to the negative when I give the bike power. Makes me think that the current is flowing through the system in the wrong direction. I've heard of the zener diode going bad and reversing polarity.

I think I am going to order one of the Tympanium regulator/rectifiers and see if that makes a difference.

Thanks,

~Paul

12-23-2014, 08:30 AM	#3
PaulWallace Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Cape Cod Ma Posts: 6	Re: BSA Wont Start - No Power after backfire Hey Loffer, thanks for the reply. It is a positive ground. Everything on the bike is stock. Do you know of any common areas where a short could be occuring? The thing that is most interesting is that the ammeter on the headlight gets pinned to the negative when I give the bike power. Makes me think that the current is flowing through the system in the wrong direction. I've heard of the zener diode going bad and reversing polarity. I think I am going to order one of the Tympanium regulator/rectifiers and see if that makes a difference. Thanks, ~Paul