Kids razor 360 scooter- replaced battery. Won’t turn on at all

[massimofinance]

My kids razor 360 scooter wouldn’t hold a charge, so I replaced the battery. Now, the switch wont light up or anything. I replaced the switch, still nothing. I bench charged the battery so I know its good. Figure a fuse blew, but cant seem to find a fuse anywhere in there. Any ideas? Thanks!

 

[Scott Danforth]

did you put the battery in backwards?

 

[massimofinance]

You mean did i switch the positive and negative connections? No, red to pos, black neg.

 

[wahlejim]

Test the battery. Wouldn't be the first time a new battery had a dead cell.

Beyond that, start tracing wires with a multimeter. I imagine the circuit is pretty simple on those things. Battery to switch to throttle to motor and back to battery. There may be a fuse in line, maybe not.

Also make sure that the battery is identical as the old one. Volts and amps. Does it run a 6v or 12v?

 

[wahlejim]

I stand corrected. A little more complicated than I thought. I don't see any fuses in the line, time to start cleaning connections and checking to see if they are tight. It does call for a 12v battery

 

[massimofinance]

Update- the multimeter on the battery registered fine (14v), but at the battery connector, it registered zero. I replaced the lead connector on the end of the wires that connect to the battery (the first time, the lead connectors were for smaller wires) and now have power! I had no idea too small connectors could burn out. Thanks guys.

 

[Tim Frank]

Too-small connectors are actually just fuses....