the problem is not the battery because i have eliminated it.
there is not a shorted wire because none of the bulbs are blown they just wont work.

 

surely of all the people in this forum someone has to know whats causing my lights not to work.

c'mon people help me out!

 

That charging/lighting system NEEDS a battery in order to function properly. Try a mini battery like out of a Scrambler 50 or any other small 12V battery will work. Where did you find a fuse, Polaris has never used fuses in its electrical system only circuit breakers?

 

ive had the battery off for months and not a problem, until now. i dont see how it could be the battery if the lights worked without it before.

 

Trust me it's teh battery. Ask anyone who has driven their Polaris ATV with a comepletely dead battery and i bet they can tell you how much new bulbs are.

 

sporty
i checked the bulbs they are all fine. despite what you may think im not a total idiot, i checked all of the obvious first.

 

Beasty, I know you said your bulbs are good, but did you install a battery eliminator capacitor when you removed your battery? The charging system has to have a load on it or else it will burn up. The CDI coil is a seperate system. If you dont have something to put a load on it, you may have burned up your stator. You need to take your meter and see if you have A/C current coming out of your stator with it running. If you do,check on the output side of the regulator and see if you have charging voltage there.If you do,then there is a broke wire or something of the sort. You just need to start at the beginning of the power source and inch your way along with a meter untill you find the problem. that is the ONLY way to find it. If you need an electrical schematic,get a service manual. Also there is only a circuit breaker in the main charge line. Hope this might help and good luck [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] Bubba

 

THANK YOU BUBBA
that is unfortunatley the only thing it sounds like it could be, i thought i may have had a problem with my stator but it was also the last thign i hoped it would be. ill have to check it out

thanks again

 

EXTREMELY CONFUSED

this morning i went out and was washin off my quad and i then fired the ole beast up and all of the lights worked EVERY SINGLE ONE.

im probabally asking the impossible but, can anyone explain this???