Not a V-Max but could still use advice

[Traumahawk]

Good...glad that you found the problem.

 

[tkdtuffgirl2003]

:clapping::clapping: UMM could you send some nice weather over here !!

I would if I could! I've tried to box it up before....just a waste of postage


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[davesax36]

Find a color-coded wiring diagram on the VTXOA, and you'll know which one it is. It looks like a ground wire. That shouldn't be impossible to fix, just a pain.

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[tkdtuffgirl2003]

We can only assume this has been the problem for a while now. Tonight we are going to practice soldering and we will see if we can fix it ourselves. I'm more nervous about this then the plugs and stuff haha


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[tkdtuffgirl2003]

Find a color-coded wiring diagram on the VTXOA, and you'll know which one it is. It looks like a ground wire. That shouldn't be impossible to fix, just a pain.

Posted with my thumbs.

Yeah found the service Manuel in the vtx forum and will use that.
The Honda shop told me that green is the ground for these bikes and black is a power line of some sort.


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[davesax36]

Oh, right. It's been a long time since I rewired my vtx. If you run into soldering problems or have questions about techniques there are guys here that pretty much do it for a living. Get high Flux content solder (sometimes labeled "for electronics"). You'll have a much better time.

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[tkdtuffgirl2003]

Got it! We also got some extra supplies so that we can practice a bit before taking our skills or lack of to the bike


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[VMax-Mike]

If you pay good money For a better Solder gun It will make the job a lot easier Don't have to pay top dollar But the gun Is better than a cheap iron. Nice job on finding the wire. Its always a great thing when you do yourself a solid.

 

[06VMAXIMUS]

That wire is broken awful close to the connector....you will probably have to remove the pin from it, then make the repair.

 

[VMax-Mike]

06maximus is right. If you go to aco or harbor freight you can get a little pic set to remove the pin connector. I think its $3 Aco has bins with tools for cheep you should find it in the bin. Harbor freight has a cheep set also. they have little orange screwdriver handle's. Be very carefull with them I would say they are the most dangerous tool in my tool box. Only get one out at a time and set the rest of the little fuckers in a safe place. and dont just set the one down that you are using and not know where it is. Im not kidding about this. If you slip with this tool and hit your self any place on your body you will know it. If you neal down on it very bad news for you. But its a great little tool for getting pin connector to release. use a magnifying glass to see the releaseand take your time with it. once you got it out set it on a vise or something that will hold up to heat and than take the soldering gun/iron and press it against the pin connector with the striped wire under it. leave a little wire just enough to get the tip of the solder on it over hangging. hold the solder touching both the wire and the pin and let the heat melt and flow the solder. dont touch the solder to the iron. only touch the pin with the iron. Its always nice to feed some wire shrink wrap on to the wire before you solder the pin to it. This way you can slid the wrap down to the pin and take a lighter and heat it up to a nice fit. I dont think this will happen to you but pay attention when you pull the pin out of the holder because you might have to slid the wire through the holder and than solder and pull the pin back into the holder. It just depends on what sde of the holder the pin comes out of. dont solder the wire and find out it wont go back into the holder. most of the time you can solder the wire and than push it into the holder. The better care you take of the holer when removing the pin the better the holder will hold the pin when you put it back in place. Im curious who found this wire you or your man. I ask because over the years with my wife i have found that women are alot smarter with guy **** than we think. I hope this helps and watch out for that pic set and good luck.........Mike

 

[VMax-Mike]

Also remember the pin and holder are not parts that you can just order and replace. so take care of the ones you have.

 

[davesax36]

If you do break a connector contact Gannon (88vmax12). He can get pretty much any connectors you can think of.

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If you pay good money For a better Solder gun It will make the job a lot easier Don't have to pay top dollar But the gun Is better than a cheap iron. Nice job on finding the wire. Its always a great thing when you do yourself a solid.

Not sure I'd agree with you. I'd shy away from using a soldering gun on anything that runs to a circuit board. A big wire that needs a lug soldered, sure, use a gun. A small wire that attaches to a circuit board somewhere in the system, I'd use an iron without question.

As far as solder goes, you want rosin core solder for electronic applications. Do not use acid core solder on electronics!

 

[VMax-Mike]

This is the best way for me. but if you get a good iron that puts out some heat it will work fine. I think weller has a nice gun for around $20 or $30 and it will get the job done. This is just a wire and pin solder.

 

[VMax-Mike]

After looking at the picture closer im not sure you will be able to get the pin out. I was thinking it was a plug that could be unpluged. You might want to price out a new one if the wire harnes is built in. The other wires might do the same in time.

 

[06VMAXIMUS]

Heat shrink butt splice connectors work well also. But I don't think there is enough of the broken wire sticking out to use one in your case.

 

[Fire-medic]

If it's molded-in & there isn't enough to access to solder, you could try opening the case, but price a replacement first, as you might ruin it trying to open it.

Expensive components like that are probably best left to someone who has some knowledge of opening the cases and making a repair, and then closing it up. I have done a similar repair and used silicone and a hot glue gun to make it weather-resistant once-again, upon reassembly.

I also side w/using a small soldering iron instead of a soldering gun, though there are small and large wattage versions of each, and that is really what you need to go-by. Something like this:
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Weller-40-Watt-Soldering-Iron-Kit-SP40LK/100391613#

And here is a 25 watt version:


For larger gauge wires, a gun like this:

100/140 watts two heat range gun. I have these and use them according to the task. This job would call for the 25 or 40 watt gun. You also might want to consider using a heat sink, if there's enough room to use one, to keep from feeding excess heat into the circuit board.

And, yes, no acid-core solder, rosin-core solder only.

 

[hellyear]

good luck