Ok, so after all my hard work getting her to run (1962 CA77), my lawn guy "helped" me hook her up to the trickle charger and dropped the plug, hitting either the red terminal or the metal battery cover, causing a spark and a puff of smoke. Now she's not running. The battery voltage is 12.53, the horn and all the lights work, but when I go to start it, I just get a clicking noise coming from the starter relay area. I'm not sure if that's what may have gotten fried. Not sure what to do or what to check now. I tried to attach a link to a video, but not sure if I did it correctly.
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She got fried!Jumper a wire (heavy gauge) from the battery to the starter side of the starter relay and see if the starter turns and if so then see if it runs. If that works, then you just need to work on the relay itself or just get a new one. I can't remember if you can easily disassemble those or not.
That seems odd that that would happen. But electrical stuff can be fussy. It does look suspect.....corroded or burned or broken loose?
Hard to imagine how that could be caused by shorting the battery...but who knows... The relay/solenoid is just a remote controlled switch that connects the 2 big attached wires together when you push the start button. That lets juice from the battery get to the starter. 66 dream, 78 cb750k, 02fz1, 09 wing
ClickJudging from the photobucket video, the click of the solenoid indicates your starter switch circuit is ok.
Use a voltage meter to check voltage at the two big terminals on your solenoid. One should be 12 v all the time. The other should jump to 12v when you hit the starter. If not you have a problem in your solenoid. If you do have 12v on both terminals on the solenoid, go to the starter and take the rubber cap off of the big starter wire. Connect meter and see if you get 12v there when you hit the starter. If you do, your problem is in your starter. If not it is in the wire between the solenoid and the starter and you have to track it down. I am not sure what your concern is with the cable in the picture. The missing insulation will not keep your bike from starting. That said, it is possible that the connection at that end got burned in the mishap. You might try crimping the connector to see what happens and tightening the nut slightly to see if it re-establishes the connection. No matter what, there should be some kind of insulation on that terminal to make sure nothing shorts against it, but that doesn't seem to be your current problem. Let us know what you find.
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