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ELECTRICAL
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9923412 - 2012 Sportsman 400/500 and EFI Tractor Service Manual
© Copyright 2011 Polaris Sales Inc.
ACCESSORY POWER
Wire Connections
Winch Installation
The Sportsman models have the main winch cables
r
outed and installed from the factory. This enables quick
installation.
Accessory Power Wires
The accessory power leads for all accessories are located
u
nder the front cover. The wires are 12 Volt wires and are
Orange / White in color. To locate the wires, remove the
front cover. The wires will be located in the main wire loom
on the right side.
NOTE: Refer to the accessory instructions for
a
ccessory hook-up and installation.
STARTER SYSTEM
Troubleshooting
Starter Motor Does Not Run
• Battery discharged. Low specific gravity
• Loose or faulty battery cables or corroded
conn
ections (see Voltage Drop Tests)
• Related wiring loose, disconnected, or corroded
• Poor ground connections at battery cable, starter
moto
r or starter solenoid (see Voltage Drop Tests)
• Faulty key switch
• Faulty kill switch
• Faulty starter solenoid
or starter motor.
• Engine problem - seized or binding (Can engine
be
rotated easily with recoil starter?)
• Starter lockout malfunction
Starter Motor Turns Over Slowly
• Battery discharged - low specific gravity
• Excessive circuit resistance - poor connections
(see
Voltage Drop Test below)
• Engine problem - seized or binding (Can engine
be
rotated easily?)
• Faulty or worn brushes in starter motor
Starter Motor Turns - Engine Does Not Rotate
• Faulty starter drive
• Faulty starter drive gears or starter motor gear
• Faulty flywheel gear or loose flywheel
Accessory Wires
Power
Point
Acc #1
(Located
Below
Head
Lamps)
Acc. 2
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