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balls what might I have done ! - snapper - 07-07-14
well bike past its mot with flying colours last week
charged the battery all seemed fine
next day the battery was dead
so being a clever bugger I put the bike back in the garage where I have a car battery with a set of jump leads!
popped the seat off wondered around the bike picked up the leads to conected them to the battery
then as I conected them to the bike! bloody mice running around in the garage , not much of a problem its only a garage ? but we store loads in our garage along with the bike , connect up the bike turn around to try a scare the little bugger off
after about 5 seconds I'm meant with a strong smell of burning !
F0ck fock fock ! while I have been distracted I had connected the battery up the wrong way round !!
burnt my fingers but disconected it, smoke sparks like a firework display and the smell of burning plastic !
I am fairly sure the battery if focked ! but I think it was already ! its been standing for nearly 2 months
The bike still runs and I cant see any other damage just the jump leads are now crispy and the clips and springs are slighty deformed and no longer move !
Anything else I should check before I take it for a run ?
and let the piss taking comence !
Re: balls what might I have done ! - slimwilly - 07-07-14
Yeah, try charging the mice for causeing an affray :lol
Re: balls what might I have done ! - slappy - 07-07-14
We have all done something just as stupid, thats life.
If bike is running ok and starts up ok take that as a good sign. I would visually check as much of the electrics as you can to see if there are any signs of damage.
As for the mice traps and poison, or get a jack russell!
Re: balls what might I have done ! - snapper - 07-07-14
visually check as much of the electrics as you can to see if there are any signs of damage.
dont that and I couldnt see a think I am more worried about the charging side voltage regulator ect
not that I have a clue how to test them
as for the mouse
resently a family moved out of our road , new people have totally rebuilt there house since then
the whole area is filled with mice , we have them in the bases of our kitchen units the floor boards the walls !
my home seems like a since from the film mouse hunt at times !
Re: balls what might I have done ! - slappy - 07-07-14
(07-07-14, 12:35 PM)snapper link Wrote: my home seems like a since from the film mouse hunt at times !
Hope your house doesn`t end up like the one in the filmed end up.
If you have a multimeter you can check your charging etc, or borrow one from a mate.
Re: balls what might I have done ! - snapper - 07-07-14
Slappy its already well on its way !
Re: balls what might I have done ! - slimwilly - 07-07-14
We were given a car where the owner had done this,,it cost us £200 for an altenator,,it had been burnt out.Hope you have not done this.
Re: balls what might I have done ! - noggythenog - 07-07-14
It is too much of a coincidence that mice were heavily involved in this story.
Think outside the box, not your fault
Clearly
THE FOCCIN MICE SWAPPED OVER THE BATTERY TERMINALS :b
Re: balls what might I have done ! - snapper - 07-07-14
Noggy crafty sods you may well be right ! :lol
Re: balls what might I have done ! - snapper - 08-07-14
very off topic but lunch time today I was called home
the little fury fecker had chewed its way through a floor board next to a pipe !
I had blocked this off with a little bit of tissue !
well because that was blocked he went to the pipe next to it !!!
http://s215.photobucket.com/user/snapper_uk/media/bits%20and%20bobs/IMG_1537_zps1c672d74.mp4.html
can some one let me know the little clip is playing I cant get it to embed !
Re: balls what might I have done ! - snapper - 08-07-14
well spent the next half hour tring to trick the bugger out of the hole with out any joy traps all around the room !
finally gave up and came back to work !!!
just had a call from mrs the fecking thing just walked down the stairs !!!!!!while she is sat at her desk !!!
it then hid in a plastic bag and she finally manage to trap it !!!
![[Image: IMG_9397_zpsf4589e2e.jpg]](http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc286/snapper_uk/IMG_9397_zpsf4589e2e.jpg)
Re: balls what might I have done ! - bludclot - 08-07-14
you may well have shocked your old battery back to life!
it's an old garage trick, some dead batteries respond well to being momentarily connected to a charge the wrong way round....
Re: balls what might I have done ! - AyJay - 08-07-14
I connected the battery the wrong way round once. It blew the main fuse but it was fine other than that.