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    What is this??? fixing ill wiring

    I found this wrapped up in electrical tape on my bike when I was rewiring the charging system and installing a new (used) Shindengen SH775 R/R. Some sort of fusible link, terribly rigged up? coarse thread screws with wires wrapped around them and screwed into the holes on this piece!

    Lots of cobbled and hacked wiring on my bike unfortunately.
    I have seen GS's with the fuse blocks located under the side covers. Is my 77 GS750 located in the gauge cluster, or is mine just missing? I don't seem to see any wiring that would indicate that it was spliced and chopped out of the system.
    '77 GS750 920cc heavily modded
    '97 Kawasaki KDX220R rugged terrain ripper!
    '99 Kawasaki KDX220R​ rebuild in progress
    '79 GS425​ stock
    PROJECTS:
    '77 Suzuki PE250 woods racer
    '77 GS550 740cc major mods
    '77 GS400 489cc racer build​
    '76 Rickman CR1000 GS1000/1100
    '78 GS1000C/1100
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    #2
    It says Bat on one side in the middle, and Aux on the other side in the middle
    '77 GS750 920cc heavily modded
    '97 Kawasaki KDX220R rugged terrain ripper!
    '99 Kawasaki KDX220R​ rebuild in progress
    '79 GS425​ stock
    PROJECTS:
    '77 Suzuki PE250 woods racer
    '77 GS550 740cc major mods
    '77 GS400 489cc racer build​
    '76 Rickman CR1000 GS1000/1100
    '78 GS1000C/1100

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      #3
      That looks like a self resetting circuit breaker designed to plug into a glass tube type fuse box in place of a fuse. It appears to have been poorly soldered into an inline "fusible jury rig".

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        #4
        soldered???? no solder here, wire wrapped around screws!
        '77 GS750 920cc heavily modded
        '97 Kawasaki KDX220R rugged terrain ripper!
        '99 Kawasaki KDX220R​ rebuild in progress
        '79 GS425​ stock
        PROJECTS:
        '77 Suzuki PE250 woods racer
        '77 GS550 740cc major mods
        '77 GS400 489cc racer build​
        '76 Rickman CR1000 GS1000/1100
        '78 GS1000C/1100

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          #5
          That is ugly. Corroded and everything. If there needs to be a fuse there, get a weatherproof blade fuse holder from the auto parts and solder it in there.
          IIRC, the 77 750 just had one glass fuse in it. Where was that located?

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            #6
            Battery one side, Aux on the other. It is exactly that, a power point to plug in stuff that needs 12v. It looks messy I'd have it out and if you need a 12v power point go directly to the battery via a modern blade type fuse link.
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            Don't say can't, as anything is possible with time and effort, but, if you don't have time things get tougher and require more effort.

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              #7
              Originally posted by koolaid_kid View Post
              That is ugly. Corroded and everything. If there needs to be a fuse there, get a weatherproof blade fuse holder from the auto parts and solder it in there.
              IIRC, the 77 750 just had one glass fuse in it. Where was that located?
              I stand corrected. I just looked at the parts fiche, the 77 GS750 had a fuse block with 2-3 fuses, looks like it was under the left sidecover. Then it had a stand-alone single fuse, 15A, looks like it was somewhere in the center of the wiring harness. That may have been its ugly replacement.
              Download the Service Manual from BikeCliff's website and look in the electrical section.
              Well, I just downloaded the manual and it shows one fuse. Hmmm.
              Last edited by Guest; 10-16-2012, 04:02 AM.

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