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Message: May be easy
Changed By: Boxsterra
Change Date: August 22, 2014 09:35AM
May be easy
Change Date: August 22, 2014 09:35AM
May be easy
The starter circuit is designed to handle a big current on the positive side, much smaller on the negative side. By trying to send a big current through the negative side you've probably burned it up. Check the negative lead coming from the starter motor. It's probably fried. Replace it and you may be back in business. Depending on the design of the starter motor (I can't remember off the top of my head) you may have to get a new starter.
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It's unlikely you've fried the computer or other important bits. You can't flow current backwards through the circuit since the negative side is grounded and there is tons of space for extra electrons.
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It's unlikely you've fried the computer or other important bits. You can't flow current backwards through the circuit since the negative side is grounded and there is tons of space for extra electrons.
Original Message
Author: BoxsterraDate: August 22, 2014 09:33AM
May be easy
The starter circuit is designed to handle a big current on the positive side, much smaller on the negative side. By trying to send a big current through the negative side you've probably burned it up. Check the negative lead coming from the starter motor. It's probably fried. Replace it and you may be back in business. Depending on the design of the starter motor (I can't remember off the top of my head) you may have to get a new starter.