TaoTao ATE-501 electical problem

jmmrider · 08-21-2015, 06:51 PM

I have a TaoTao ATE-501 it runs and get up to speed but the lights, horn, turn signals and break-lights don't workI checked the connections all are clean and tight. I unplugged them and plugged them back together. I don't see any fuses inline anywhere

If this is in the wrong place please move it thank-you

Adjuster · 08-21-2015, 07:23 PM

Does it have electric start and does it work? Either a main fuse your missing or possibly regulator/rectifier has gone bad. It has to be a main power wire since it knocked out all those items. Possibly even a main ground wire as all those items likely ground to the bike frame at a common wire connection.

Oh and Welcome!

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Adjuster · 08-21-2015, 07:25 PM

Uh oh wait. I just found out that is an electric scooter.

http://www.amazon.com/TaoTao-ATE-501.../dp/B00AW05H88

Still got to be a main wire connection or fuse your missing.

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jmmrider · 08-21-2015, 11:10 PM

Can't find anything disconnected I unplugged and plugged them back in tight fix main fuse is ok (well breaker ok) no other fuses that I can find.

that's it you got the right one

Adjuster · 08-23-2015, 05:53 PM

There has got to be 2 main wires powering all those devices, a positive and a negative. It is also possible you have some sort of power distribution block/busbar. One of these main wires must be broken or disconnected, the only other option is a hidden fuse. You may need to check continuity in all the wires in case the wire is broken inside the sheathing. Look for pinch marks in the wire sheathing. Another thing to check is your keyed ignition switch. The accessory circuit of the switch may be broken or come unplugged etc.

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jmmrider · 08-23-2015, 08:36 PM

Yeah I started to check each wire (long and slow going) the key switch only have two wires check those first. But thanks

Jeshurun · 04-19-2018, 01:49 PM

jmmrider, I'm having similar problems with my Taotao ATE-501. Did you ever find a hidden fuse inline?

08-21-2015, 06:51 PM	#1
jmmrider Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 3	TaoTao ATE-501 electical problem I have a TaoTao ATE-501 it runs and get up to speed but the lights, horn, turn signals and break-lights don't workI checked the connections all are clean and tight. I unplugged them and plugged them back together. I don't see any fuses inline anywhere If this is in the wrong place please move it thank-you Last edited by jmmrider; 08-21-2015 at 11:07 PM. Reason: put in wrong place I think
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08-21-2015, 07:23 PM	#2
Adjuster Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Deerfield Beach FL Posts: 1,410	Does it have electric start and does it work? Either a main fuse your missing or possibly regulator/rectifier has gone bad. It has to be a main power wire since it knocked out all those items. Possibly even a main ground wire as all those items likely ground to the bike frame at a common wire connection. Oh and Welcome! /
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08-21-2015, 07:25 PM	#3
Adjuster Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Deerfield Beach FL Posts: 1,410	Uh oh wait. I just found out that is an electric scooter. http://www.amazon.com/TaoTao-ATE-501.../dp/B00AW05H88 Still got to be a main wire connection or fuse your missing. /
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08-21-2015, 11:10 PM	#4
jmmrider Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 3	Can't find anything disconnected I unplugged and plugged them back in tight fix main fuse is ok (well breaker ok) no other fuses that I can find. that's it you got the right one
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08-23-2015, 05:53 PM	#5
Adjuster Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Deerfield Beach FL Posts: 1,410	There has got to be 2 main wires powering all those devices, a positive and a negative. It is also possible you have some sort of power distribution block/busbar. One of these main wires must be broken or disconnected, the only other option is a hidden fuse. You may need to check continuity in all the wires in case the wire is broken inside the sheathing. Look for pinch marks in the wire sheathing. Another thing to check is your keyed ignition switch. The accessory circuit of the switch may be broken or come unplugged etc. /
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08-23-2015, 08:36 PM	#6
jmmrider Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 3	Yeah I started to check each wire (long and slow going) the key switch only have two wires check those first. But thanks
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04-19-2018, 01:49 PM	#7
Jeshurun Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 1	jmmrider, I'm having similar problems with my Taotao ATE-501. Did you ever find a hidden fuse inline?
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