Jim your input has been greatly helpful. I got some additional info from
xactoman(Brad) as to location and what the part looks like. I'll be
replacing this part ASAP!
Joe S
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Hyman [SMTP:professor.jim@...]
Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 4:01 AM
To: simino@...; KLR List
Subject: [DSN_klr650] Re: Balancer Failures, now starter keeps running
Joe,
A relay is a heavy duty switch that handles high current. The relay has a
trigger or control circuit that uses standard sized wire to operate the
control
circuit. Normally, the relay turns OFF when you remove power to the
control
circuit.
Dollars to donuts, your main starter relay froze in the "ON" position. A
heavy
battery cable goes from the battery to the main starter relay, and then on
to
the starter motor. Normally when you release the starter button, this cuts
power to the starter circuit relay which then cuts power to the control
circuit
of the main starter relay. You might have been able to free up the stuck
relay
by hitting the side of the relay sharply. If this doesn't work, the only
way
stop the starter motor is by disconnecting the positive cable that goes to
the
relay. A quicker way to do this is to remove the black relay cover above
the
side stand (& below the fuel petcock) and disconnect one of the thick
cables on
the relay. Try not to short either terminal to the frame while loosening
one
of the cables, sparks will fly. Disconnecting the negative cable could
result
in toasting your whole wire harness, if the small ground wire remains
connected
to the battery's negative terminal while this is happening, even if only
for an
instant. Do NOT try to re-use the relay, replace it ASAP.
You need to trickle charge your battery with a 1 amp trickle charger for 12
-
24 hours ASAP. Don't use a charger with 2 or more amps, even if it tapers
down
to 1 amp, you might end up cooking your battery. A small m/c battery needs
to
be charged at a very slow rate over an extended time period. Be warned,
battery acid & gases will give you relegious clothing, very hole-y.
Jim
++++++++
J Simoneaux wrote:
> Jim, very informative. Thanks for the response. I'll contact Fred
regarding
> the lever.
> On a separate subject, I had the craziest thing happen to me yesterday.
I
> pulled up to a friends house to show off my new Givi set up. We talked
for a
> minute or two and when I went to restart my bike the starter kept
> running. I shut the motor down and it quit running but the starter kept
> pushing me across the yard. I put her in neutral and ripped off the
seat(I
> don't use the seat bolts)and disconnected the battery. By the time I got
it
> stopped the battery was already flat. What could possibly cause this. Oh,
I
> forgot to mention that it kept running even when the key was switched
off.
> Joe S. A-12
>
> [snip]
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