TL: What happens if you connect black wire to positive?

[clickboom]

On 3-channel MSD total loss, there is a black wire coming from the brain. If you incorrectly connect it to positive instead of negative, will it kill the total loss brain?
:-0

 

[Jyzmbe]

We're your other grounds connected?


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[clickboom]

We're your other grounds connected?


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Everything was connected, yes, and I tried to start the ski.

 

[Kny21]

No help here but the name seems fitting.

Clickboom.

 

[Sasquachcrap]

I have done this to a 4270 brain. It killed it. As soon as I touched the terminals I realized what I had done. The brain will still spark but the ski would not run. :/

 

[clickboom]

I have done this to a 4270 brain. It killed it. As soon as I touched the terminals I realized what I had done. The brain will still spark but the ski would not run. :/

Mine won't throw spark. That's when I realized something was incorrectly connected.

 

[Sasquachcrap]

Yours was hooked up a lot longer then mine....

 

[Christian_83]

So the black wire you talked about, is that the one from the "power side" of the brain (were 3 wires come, black, red and purple) ?

 

[clickboom]

So the black wire you talked about, is that the one from the "power side" of the brain (were 3 wires come, black, red and purple) ?

Yes, that one.

 

[Christian_83]

okai were was the red and violet connected?

 

[clickboom]

okai were was the red and violet connected?

Also to positive. Everything was ready to go.

 

[2lick]

Fire!!!!

 

[Christian_83]

Also to positive. Everything was ready to go.

Okai, but you must have had something connected to the negative side of the battery? otherwise there would be no circuit ?

 

[Pablo]

I've killed a brain that way with similar results.

 

[clickboom]

Okai, but you must have had something connected to the negative side of the battery? otherwise there would be no circuit ?

Everything in the whole ski was connected as it should be, except that one wire was connected to positive instead of negative.

 

[Christian_83]

Everything in the whole ski was connected as it should be, except that one wire was connected to positive instead of negative.

Okai, but i dont see what other negatives is on the MSD TL setup, other than external grounds on the ignition coils??

 

[clickboom]

Okai, but i dont see what other negatives is on the MSD TL setup, other than external grounds on the ignition coils??

Good question. That's why I was wondering if I killed the brain or not.

 

[McDog]

I'm guessing the engine was grounded as usual from the starter to the negative battery terminal. It would have shorted through the coil grounds. It might be okay if it was a very short period of time. Hook it up correctly and see. Good luck.

 

[Christian_83]

Could be cool if you could shoot a photo or two of the setup.Becasue if you had red, purple AND black to the positive post on the battery, i can only see the extra grounds on the exterior of the coils to be connected to the ground post on the battery?

 

[clickboom]

While on the subject of TL....
I have another one which misbehaves. Sometimes it will start and run the ski fine.
Other times it will make the ski backfire while trying to start. It seems like it's throwing spark(s) at incorrect time.
My question is -- can this be fixed, or is this TL (also) heading for the garbage?