Battery installed backwards

cctt · 03-02-2022, 09:13 AM

So yeah I was that guy.
I went out and bought a lithium battery to change the original in my CSC TT 250.
After work I proceeded to do the change and as I was fastening the "negative" side on the new battery I saw a bright red flash coming from the fuse box

. After that I realized that the new battery had the poles reversed in position compared to the original, the new had color caps but I removed them earlier when I unboxed it.
So after being so dumb

I changed the fuse with the spare one and connected the battery right. Bike turned on fine and the battery seems to crank fine.
So I have a couple of questions:

Should I check something else on the bike related to the electrical system,? Today I will be checking the rectifier output.
Will a lithium battery be damaged for that short?
Is there rectifier upgrade in case I need to change mine?

Thanks!

03-02-2022, 09:13 AM	#1
cctt Join Date: Mar 2022 Posts: 3	Battery installed backwards So yeah I was that guy. I went out and bought a lithium battery to change the original in my CSC TT 250. After work I proceeded to do the change and as I was fastening the "negative" side on the new battery I saw a bright red flash coming from the fuse box. After that I realized that the new battery had the poles reversed in position compared to the original, the new had color caps but I removed them earlier when I unboxed it. So after being so dumb I changed the fuse with the spare one and connected the battery right. Bike turned on fine and the battery seems to crank fine. So I have a couple of questions: Should I check something else on the bike related to the electrical system,? Today I will be checking the rectifier output. Will a lithium battery be damaged for that short? Is there rectifier upgrade in case I need to change mine? Thanks!
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