I guess I should ask what is considered to be the main connectors? I had the bike off and hasn't been charging for a few days before I started work on it earlier today.
Contactors, not
connectors. The contactor is a remotely operated switch in-circuit you hear go "click" after some delay when you key on or off the bike. There are some sources of power from the monolith battery that go directly, but they are limited compared to the huge capability of power available when the contactor is closed (connected), versus when it is open (not connected).
Besides reducing risk of death or injury, the contactor (that has been allowed to click open and so deactivate the power) is a good separation between a battery system and some accident causing a welded short and subsequent fire danger. When you key off the bike, after a delay, you hear an additional "click" from somewhere in the ZF13.0 monolith and that is the contactor opening. When it is open there are still some electronics in the system that store energy as they were recently being connected before the contactor opened, so you would wait 2 minutes (the recommendation is 10 minutes to be absolutely sure about it) for things to self-discharge down towards zero voltage. Over thirty volts is where power systems are considered dangerous, and less than thirty volts can still be dangerous but surely over thirty is something to avoid.
Author
Topic: Need help installing SAE USB accessory (Read 1796 times)