Newbie with wiring question By philosophydoc (Read 9,965 times)

[philosophydoc]

I have been stumped by the various wiring diagrams I have encountered, because I think I have been misreading one element of the schematic (of which I know precious little). As noted, I have a fuse box, and hence have been looking for something corresponding to a fuse box in the diagrams (just as one finds the battery, CDI, Manostat, etc.).

Today it struck me that rather than being represented in the diagram by single location (which is what I have been looking for and not finding), they are actually "distributed" around the diagram.

Bluntly put, are these my four fuses (circled in yellow below)



Thanks in advance.

[Cruiser]

Yes, these are the four fuses. This diagram is an adaptation of the Benzhou scoot diagram which does not have the extra fuse block. The fuses were drawn in on the appropriate circuits according to the labeling in the fuse box. We have not found a factory diagram for this scoot so we adapted the most accurate diagram that we could find.

[Alleyoop]

Isn't there another one off the positive side of the battery I see a 20A fuse on the diagram.
Alleyoop

[Cruiser]

The 20 amp fuse is an in line fuse separate from the fuse block. It is in a line which runs directly from the battery.

[philosophydoc]

Thanks for clearing up the fuse box mystery. I think what threw me was that I initially began trying to understand the wiring by looking at the Helix wiring diagram (http://mpsracing.net/helix-manual/86-hires.jpgHelix manual), assuming that since Helix diagram clearly showed a fuse box, and the CF Moto is a Helix clone, the "right" wiring diagram for my scooter would show the fuse box.

Logical, but wrong.

The 20 amp fuse does run to the positive terminal of the battery, and is separate from the fuse box. A few days ago I removed the original glass fuse, and soldered in a blade fuse holder (as recommended by many here) with a 20 amp fuse.

[philosophydoc]

Okay, an update and a few pictures. I have replaced all the vacuum lines and replaced the wire clips with zip ties -- green for vacuum lines, red for fuel, blue for water/coolant. Only green ties visible here. Question: any reason to replace the crankcase breather tube hose-clamps with zip ties?



Needed to install a vacuum fuel petcock, but could find no point of attachment. So with a small piece of 1/8 in. x 1 inch aluminum, a drill and a vise, I crafted the following:



I drilled a hole in the bottom of a small bracket used as a hose guide, and attached this there, using nylon locking nuts to insure less likelihood of nuts rattling loose. Here are few images (top, back, and side) of the completed installation. (You may notice a black rubber washer where the petcock attaches to the aluminum; after taking these pictures I removed and re-bent the strap so as to remove it. Rubber disintegrates, and it would have left the petcock loose).







With the seat insert back on, the petcock sits about 1/2 inch below the battery compartment...is that sufficient clearance?

Starter arrives on Thursday; I'll hook it up and start testing the electric again. (I'll need all your help then!)

[Cruiser]

I like the idea of using a color scheme for the hoses and tubing on your scoot. I would leave the standard hose clamps on the crankcase breather hoses as they will hold the hoses more tightly than zip ties. I also would use standard hose clamps for the larger radiator hoses for the same reason.

The vacuum fuel valve install looks good and I don't think you will have any problems.

[philosophydoc]

I have hose clamps on all the water lines...I used one blue zip tie to connect the tube running from the radiator cap to the overflow tank.

[philosophydoc]

Sorry to have been dormant so long, but the next few weeks will be even more hectic than that past two have been -- oldest daughter graduates from college in mid-May, (need to travel from Texas to Tennessee for that), I will have finals to grade, a two-day student retreat to run, then youngest son graduates from high school...oh, and the Mrs and I celebrate our 23rd anniversary.

Needless to say, the scoot must wait, but the starter has arrived, vac and gas lines changed out and hooked up, and I am ready to begin seriously electrical testing come the end of May. If I can find some time I may try to do a few things before then, but if you don't hear from me for a few weeks, know it is not because I have given up.

See you soon....

[philosophydoc]

I have a question about what I should be aiming for here.

In my first post, I uploaded a picture showing my fuse box and the flat blade connector attached to it:



While reading another post, I stumbled across a vendor selling electrical connectors, one of which appears to be the "mate" to my fuse box male connector:



Am I right in assuming that my six connected wires will likely get connected to the fuse box? If so, does it make sense to order this connector, or am I getting ahead of myself?