2000 Arctic Cat 500 - Electrical Problem

[cody1]

I'm new to the site and I recently bought a 2000 arctic cat 500 4x4 standard shift. The other day I took the battery off to use on something else and then put a charged battery back on and I had no power to anything such as gear selector, lights, starter. I checked the fuses and they all looked good so I am looking for any info on what to do next. Thanks in advance.

[marioweldinginc]

Check the battery output then recheck your connections. Maybe there is another fuse that your not aware of

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[oxidized_black]

try cleaning the connections from the starter relay/solenoid and at the starter and the ground for sure ...

[cody1]

Thanks I'll use everyone's advice and get back to you.

[swampcat07]

Check the connections and make sure you had the polarity right. Even if you hooked it up wrong for one second you might have fried something. Hook up the battery and see if you have power at the solenoid.

[cody1]

From what I see I have checked all the fuses in the fuse box and the one in line fuse that I saw and they all looked good meaning no broken wires in the middle. If the battery was hooked up in reverse what would be the first to blow cause none of the wires got hot and no sparks flew when it was hooked up.

[marioweldinginc]

Your gunna have to verify 12v at each connection.

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[cody1]

Finally got back to checking some things and there is power to the solenoid however there is not power on the other end of it wen you turn the switch on and hit start. So I'm wondering what to do next because the electrical is kind of my weakness when it comes to working on things.

[oxidized_black]

on my solenoild there are 2 30 amp fuses sitting right on top, nothing like that with yours?

[cody1]

No my solenoid has the post with the battery cable, the post with what I assume goes to the starter, and two smaller posts with small wires on them that I'm not sure what they run to.

[marioweldinginc]

Get a screwdriver and touch tge two big posts for a second see if it starts. If you cant get a screwdriver to touch the terminals at the same time use two screwdrivers and touch em together. If it tries to start you know the solenoid is bad

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[mikeexplorer]

Look at this thread.

http://www.quadcrazy.com/atvforum/arctic-cat-atv-forum/10091-extract-print-arctic-cat-atv-schematics.html

You can get the schematic for the machine there and the thread shows you how to print it out. You need a meter to check the fuses, they may look ok, but you could have still blown one. Next I would check the ignition switch and if possible jump it out to test it.

Mike

[cody1]

Finally got it fixed! There was a 30 amp fuse in a relay above the rear right wheel and it was blown. Put a new fuse in and it fired right up.

[wylde1]

thats an awesome feeling when it turns out to be something simple like that.

[swampcat07]

Glad to hear you got it going!

[mikeexplorer]

Good to hear!

[swampcat07]

There should also be a smaller 12volt wire running to it that comes from the ignition, does that wire have power when the key is turned on?