Oops, hooked up battery backwards! Anyone done this?

[1hillbillybuddy]

hello, between my father and me we hooked up the battery backwards on a 2010 RT . we heard the fan running, and then smelled smoke.
then hooked up battery correctly, then got zip pop noise , and then alot of smoke. i assume it was the power regulator. and who knows what else we might have damaged. i was posting to see if anyone had done or heard of this , and trying to get a jump start on getting this thing going again, thanks for any input. have a good day.pps:

 

[Wisewolverine]

So sorry this happened to you. First place I would check is the main fuse. Not sure where the fuse box is located on a 2010, but hopefully the fuse did it's job and sacrificed itself!

 

[ButterSmooth]

Fuses typically blow in 100's of milliseconds which isn't fast enough to protect modern electronic devices. In the last half century EE designers have learned to put a device, typically a diode, in the path to block reverse current and sometimes a second device to short circuit the wrong-direction current and blow the fuse. Unfortunately, bean-counters often see the protection devices as an unneeded expense and they are removed from the design.

Let's hope Can-Am has reverse connection protection. Otherwise it's going to be a very expensive and unhappy day.

 

[UtahPete]

As an old retired bean counter ... it was likely a marketing decision :roflblack:

 

[canamjhb]

Zip-pop noise and lots of smoke is very bad. I'd prepare for an expensive repair..... Jim

 

[BertRemington]

You might want to contact this guy https://www.canamspyderforums.com/threads/i-purchased-burned-spyder-help.27857/#post-126014

 

[1hillbillybuddy]

Thanks for input, I will post results as learned. It will be at least a week before I can tear into it. Have a good day.

 

[Little Blue]

Smoke is Bad

:chat:...Electrical Smoke is ALWAYS a Bad Boy.
So Sorry for your issues with your Spyder.

Good Luck with Your Mission and keep us posted.
..:thumbup:

 

[FrogmanDave]

Nope. Never done that. Sorry you did.