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i did a stupid....i took a new battery and put it in backwards....only hooked up the postive side of the battery to the negative cable...smelled smoke and turned the key off....man, dang, i feel stupid even telling this story on the net....so, i hooked the battery up correctly and no power to the instrument cluster or lights....

i followed the book and tested the ECM and the Inst. Cluster wires for volts.....going TO the ECM i have power ONLY to  the E and F pins as called for in the book.......then going TO the instrument panel 16 pin connection i have "#1 red 12v constant fulltime" getting power with or without the key on AND THEN "#2 red/white 12 v switched" is getting nothing at all as well as NO other pin on that 16 pin cluster?

which should i buy first...the ECM or the Inst. Cluster?

thanks,

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• electrical problem on 2004 polaris 500 HO: No ins jssbastiat Apr 18 2006
  • Fuse Location Rutting Moose Apr 24 2006
  • Fuses AkHunter45 Apr 18 2006
    • ok, where are the fuses.. jssbastiat Apr 24 2006
    • First thing Snowwolfe Apr 18 2006
      • Battery AkHunter45 Apr 19 2006
        • battery is ok jssbastiat Apr 24 2006
        • Thanks Snowwolfe Apr 20 2006