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Old 06-21-2024, 01:17 PM   #1
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Help! No power!
When I turn my ignition to "on", nothing happens. It looks like I have no power going to the ignition switch. What could be the problem. I'm almost bald, but I'm about to pull the rest of my hair out. 2019 Hawk 250, BTW...


 
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Old 06-21-2024, 01:22 PM   #2
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I don't have a Hawk but on my Templar there's a main fuse at my battery which would be the second thing I would check after making sure the battery wasn't dead
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Old 06-21-2024, 01:23 PM   #3
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That's the first thing, that I checked. Fuse is good!


 
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Old 06-21-2024, 02:18 PM   #4
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Is the switch connected? May be loose. It is probably a 4 wire connector. One should have 12V all the time. And check your grounds... At battery and engine ground.

If you have 12v going into the ignition switch, check the switch and verify that it is closing the circuit (power getting to the CDI). You can use an ohmeter to check the switch.
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Old 06-21-2024, 02:28 PM   #5
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I checked. No power going to the switch. Grounds appear good. I did discover a green wire, with a connector, near the negative side of the battery, that goes nowhere...


 
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Old 06-21-2024, 02:57 PM   #6
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I checked. No power going to the switch. Grounds appear good. I did discover a green wire, with a connector, near the negative side of the battery, that goes nowhere...
Find the other end and connect them, my Hawk DLX has the same green wire there. My thought…


 
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Old 06-21-2024, 03:00 PM   #7
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There is no other end! It goes to Hades!


 
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Old 06-22-2024, 01:43 PM   #8
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Is the switch connected? May be loose. It is probably a 4 wire connector. One should have 12V all the time. And check your grounds... At battery and engine ground.

If you have 12v going into the ignition switch, check the switch and verify that it is closing the circuit (power getting to the CDI). You can use an ohmeter to check the switch.
OH!

The power at the connection was indeed EXACTLY where the problem was. FIRST question...("is the switch connected"), post #4 Oh yeah

This was not unexpected
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Old 06-21-2024, 02:50 PM   #9
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If the fuse is good, follow power in that wire towards the ignition switch. There is only so many places it can be bad.
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Old 06-21-2024, 02:53 PM   #10
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I ordered a new wiring harness. My next option is to burn it to the ground! I'm frustrated!


 
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Old 06-21-2024, 03:08 PM   #11
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Look closer…


 
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Old 06-21-2024, 03:09 PM   #12
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I have a pic, but I can't upload it! There's nothing there. Where is the wire supposed to attach?
https://ibb.co/85vQcXh


 
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Old 06-21-2024, 03:20 PM   #13
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That does indeed like a critical ground line. If the battery is grounded to the engine and you can't find 12V from the black or red ignition switch input (I don't have a hawk, guessing on the color), then you've got to find the other end of that power line and see if it has continuity.

Hey, the good news (I think) is that you haven't got a grounded power line, which would have evidence of a meltdown!
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Old 06-21-2024, 03:23 PM   #14
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On my bike that connects to the negative terminal of the battery. The other end has to be close by.


 
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Old 06-21-2024, 03:27 PM   #15
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Could that be the reason that I have no power, at the switch?


 
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