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A.D. 01-08-2009 05:07 PM
Melting wires????
 
Could anyone tell me why the wires going from the motor to the coils is melting the plastic insulation?? It is a 98 CC 48V conversion with V-Glide and coils.

AugustaResident 01-08-2009 05:13 PM
Re: Melting wires????
 
When you upgraded to 48V did you upgrade the wiring as well? Loose and or dirty connectors will cause this as well.

dereckbc 01-08-2009 05:49 PM
Re: Melting wires????
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by A.D. (Post 128260)
Could anyone tell me why the wires going from the motor to the coils is melting the plastic insulation?? It is a 98 CC 48V conversion with V-Glide and coils.
Too much current flowing in the wires.

roady89 01-08-2009 06:37 PM
Re: Melting wires????
 
Too much current (unlikely), bad connections or just plain ole crap cables.

dereckbc 01-08-2009 11:00 PM
Re: Melting wires????
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by roady89 (Post 128287)
Too much current (unlikely), bad connections or just plain ole crap cables.
If iy is near the connector I would agree, but if it is along the length of the wire it is too much current.

roady89 01-09-2009 12:02 AM
Re: Melting wires????
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by A.D. (Post 128260)
Could anyone tell me why the wires going from the motor to the coils is melting the plastic insulation?? It is a 98 CC 48V conversion with V-Glide and coils.

Amuse us, where at on the cable is the insulation melting?

crash12888 01-09-2009 12:16 AM
Re: Melting wires????
 
Most time I've seen it melt out in the middle or length of the wire is from a dead azz short, Gotta always go with the more common failure statistics (behind the ends) when poor info is given.

A.D. 01-09-2009 10:17 AM
Re: Melting wires????
 
I upgraded the wire to 10awg on all the wire except the wires going from the V-Glide to the coils because i could not get a connector small enough to fit the V-glide side. It is melting at the ends not in the middle

Thanks for all the help

dereckbc 01-09-2009 10:33 AM
Re: Melting wires????
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by A.D. (Post 128580)
It is melting at the ends not in the middle
It is your connectors or connections or both.

GLEEMO 01-09-2009 10:42 AM
Re: Melting wires????
 
Sounds like a bad connector cable ,
If you can't replace this cable then Jump another larger cable across this and see if it also over melts ?
If it also melts the problem is elsewere ,
if not ,get the correct ends at ACE or Home Depot or Autommotive parts and make a new cable !


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