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Title: Battery Cable Hook-Up
Post by: ScooterArtist on September 26, 2022, 11:45:06 PM
Did a real stupid thing. Unhooked the battery a year ago and have now forgotten which cable is the positive and the negative. Both cables are black. One has green tape on it and one has red. I am guessing the one with red is the positive and placed the battery in the tray but have not hooked it up yet. Going to attach a photo. Help!

Steve
2014 Like200i
Title: Re: Battery Cable Hook-Up
Post by: CROSSBOLT on September 27, 2022, 12:46:18 AM
Best test which cable goes to ground with a continuity light or ohmmeter.
Title: Re: Battery Cable Hook-Up
Post by: ScooterArtist on September 27, 2022, 01:27:57 AM
Thanks for the response Karl. I have never worked with electrical systems so I don't know how to use a continuity light or ohmmeter. Is there a link where I can learn how to do this? I have looked online and most of the instructions show multimeters.

I have a Fluke 101 digital multimeter and a Kaiweets HT206D AC/DC clamp meter. Will either of these work?

Steve
2014 Like 200i
Title: Re: Battery Cable Hook-Up
Post by: ScooterArtist on September 27, 2022, 02:08:16 AM
Karl - I found a tutorial on how to use the Fluke. Looks super easy. Will try it tomorrow and let you know what i find.

Steve
2014 Like200i
Title: Re: Battery Cable Hook-Up
Post by: CROSSBOLT on September 27, 2022, 04:45:55 AM
Quote from: ScooterArtist on September 27, 2022, 02:08:16 AM
Karl - I found a tutorial on how to use the Fluke. Looks super easy. Will try it tomorrow and let you know what i find.

Steve
2014 Like200i
Okay! That's the spirit!
Title: Re: Battery Cable Hook-Up
Post by: Stig / Major Tom on September 27, 2022, 12:30:49 PM
GREEN  is negative.
RED is positive.
Just checked to confirm : 1) My 2013 LIKE200iLX
                               and 2) Cycledpedia.com

Stig
Title: Re: Battery Cable Hook-Up
Post by: ScooterArtist on September 27, 2022, 01:41:43 PM
Thanks for all the help everyone. Sure enough, green was negative as I got a nice tone from my Fluke 101. No tone with the one with the red tape. I am good to go!

Steve
2014 Like200i
Title: Re: Battery Cable Hook-Up
Post by: CROSSBOLT on September 27, 2022, 03:04:24 PM
Quote from: ScooterArtist on September 27, 2022, 01:41:43 PM
Thanks for all the help everyone. Sure enough, green was negative as I got a nice tone from my Fluke 101. No tone with the one with the red tape. I am good to go!

Steve
2014 Like200i
Yea! Two confirmations, two different methods, same answer: must be correct!
Title: Re: Battery Cable Hook-Up
Post by: Neil955i on September 27, 2022, 03:05:44 PM
Quote from: CROSSBOLT on September 27, 2022, 03:04:24 PM
Yea! Two confirmations, two different methods, same answer: must be correct!

Thank goodness it's not a bomb we're defusing!
Title: Re: Battery Cable Hook-Up
Post by: Stig / Major Tom on September 27, 2022, 03:38:45 PM
Quote from: Neil955i on September 27, 2022, 03:05:44 PM
Thank goodness it's not a bomb we're defusing!
I don't know anything about a Flook or tones....but....if it starts ticking again.....leave the garage!

Major Tom
Title: Re: Battery Cable Hook-Up
Post by: Neil955i on September 28, 2022, 07:16:44 AM
Quote from: Stig / Major Tom on September 27, 2022, 03:38:45 PM
I don't know anything about a Flook or tones....but....if it starts ticking again.....leave the garage!

Major Tom

😂🤣
Title: Re: Battery Cable Hook-Up
Post by: Quick-Star24 on September 28, 2022, 01:14:11 PM
From where i'm sitting the one with red tape will NOT reach the negative terminal....not even close....
Title: Re: Battery Cable Hook-Up
Post by: Stig / Major Tom on September 28, 2022, 02:47:19 PM
Quote from: Quick-Star24 on September 28, 2022, 01:14:11 PM
From where i'm sitting the one with red tape will NOT reach the negative terminal....not even close....

If the battery was reversed in the battery box - the red lead would reach just fine to the wrong post.
Stig