cooked VN

[DC Smith]

Hi Wes,
 There are a few diodes inside the box that *should* help with reverse polarity.
I hooked up the battery backwards in my 85 442 once, and all it did was fry the
radio, which I fixed. I hope you were just as lucky as I was.

Wes Branchflower wrote:

> I have the entire engine bay loom + sensors + the little bit more loom
> inside that connects it to the ECU). I somehow managed to stupidly connect
> it in reverse polarity, even though i usually check my connections twice :(
> There was no smoke or noise or anything.
> How can i check that the ECU isn't fried? Is there any reverse polarity
> protection?
> Thanks.
>
> >From: "Allan Langford" <allanlangford at yahoo.com>
> >Reply-To: gmecm at diy-efi.org
> >To: <gmecm at diy-efi.org>
> >Subject: Re: CSH, HQ on the Road? (cooked vn...)
> >Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 23:03:11 +1100
> >
> >Was it the smoke coming form the ecu and other sensitive electronic devices
> >that alerted you to the fact that you connected it the wrong way? if not
> >and
> >still runs ok your lucky :)
> >
> >Regards,
> >     Allan Langford
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Wes Branchflower <hemi_265 at hotmail.com>
> >To: <gmecm at diy-efi.org>
> >Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 10:41 PM
> >Subject: Re: CSH, HQ on the Road?
> >
> >
> > > AHH!! I connect my vn series 2 battery terminals back to front!
> > > would this have caused any damage to anything?
> > >
> > >
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