Main fuse

[warriorrider13]

How do I tell if my main fuse is blown?

 

[xkingraptor350x]

replace it? lol im not sure

 

[pelphrey]

Do you have a voltage meter?

 

[dswwarrior350]

How do I tell if my main fuse is blown?

Nothing on the quad will work, no liights, no nothing. Nothing at all.

 

[flyinacez]

ah, usually just looking at it ya can tell!

 

[kreed5821]

If you look at the fuse, see if there is a break in the metal under the plastic. A blown fuse is like a blown light bulb. If you've got a spare ten bucks go to Wal-Mart or home depot and get a small meter. Put it on ohms and touch one lead to each side of the fuse to check for continuity. If the meter goes up, the fuse is good. If it doesn't then it's blown.

 

[DeathShadow]

Aside from the obvious (charred insides and a broken metal lead) you should use a multimeter, sometimes a fuse can be blown or damaged but not look blown at all; this makes you overlook it. Then when it turns out an hour later to be the root to all your problems you just wasted a **** load of time! In the shop if everything is dead and even if it doesnt look dead we just replace the fuse anyway to be sure...

 

[kreed5821]

If you are at wal-mart or a parts store sometime, check to see if they have a fuse tester. I keep one in my tool box. They have a light on them and all you do is touch the end of the tester to the end of a fuse (where the little holes are) and if it lights up the fuse is good. Mine is also a fuse puller. Best of all they are cheap and you don't usually have to pull a fuse to test it. I think I gave around $10 for a kit with multiple fuses and the tester at Advance or Autozone.

 

[kreed5821]

Here is a pic of the tester I'm talking about:

This is a better pic, notice the three leads sticking out. They are springy so the middle one will push in when checking a larger fuse, allowing you to check either size:

Just in case you haven't noticed, fuses have two holes on the back so that you can test them without removing them in most cars. I can't remember if I had to remove it on the rappy. But you can touch the leads to the fuse through these holes:

 

[DeathShadow]

Here is a pic of the tester I'm talking about:

This is a better pic, notice the three leads sticking out. They are springy so the middle one will push in when checking a larger fuse, allowing you to check either size:

Just in case you haven't noticed, fuses have two holes on the back so that you can test them without removing them in most cars. I can't remember if I had to remove it on the rappy. But you can touch the leads to the fuse through these holes:

A warrior uses glass tube fueses... BUT I upgraded my holder to the blade fuse design (shown above) and you should too!

 

[speedped79]

what volt fuse should u use with the blade type?

 

[2xtreme]

It's Amps.

And use the same size regardless of fuse type

 

[speedped79]

and wat size is that?

 

[kreed5821]

Any questions like that can be answered here:
http://yamaha.motogrid.com/parts.aspx

Save it in your 'favorites' for easy reference.

 

[2xtreme]

and wat size is that?

I don't know off the top of my head. What size did you take out of it?

 

[speedped79]

idk i have the blade type now i put in i think a 20 it was the highest one in the kit

 

[2xtreme]

Main fuse should be 15 amp
reserve fuse should also be 15 amp.

 

[DeathShadow]

Should be 15... He ^ is right!

 

[kreed5821]

Could ya'll not use the link I posted? All you do is put in what you ride: type=atv, make and model. Then go to what you want to see. In this case 'electrical'. Then just scroll down till you see 'fuse'. It says 15 amp. Can't get much easier than that IMO. It seems like an easy way to look up some things.

 

[speedped79]

does it matter i have a 20 in there? it shouldnt should it