Dead instrument cluster

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    REVTMOLO New Member

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    Hey guys The battery on my 02 bought the farm this morning. It was from the prior owner so I am assuming it was pretty old. I got a new battery and hooked it up, but for some bizarre reason the gauge cluster appears to be dead. :Noidea:

    I pulled all of the fuses under the panel to the right of the gauge cluster and all looked good. I even went as far as going through and swapping them with a brand new fuse. Still no luck.

    Are there any other fuse panels in the bike and if not can anyone get me pointing to a starting point for trouble shooting?

    Thanks!

    RT$L
     
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    Correction... With the sun going down, I realized the lights for the dash are still working but the gauges (Temp, speedo, fuel etc...) are blank. The nuetral, FI and high beam indicator lights are fine as well.

    I got to the back of the panel and pulled the plug. I'm going to see if I have some electrical cleaner and a bit of dielectric grease. Is there any downside to using the dialectric grase on this fitting? I have used it on most electrical plugs without issue but there is a lot going on here.

    EDIT: the clock is faintly blinking 1:00
     
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    No luck on the plug. Cluster fried?
     
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    Had me going there for a minute, what fuse panel up by the cluster...... you posted in the Gen5 section, fuse panels are under the seat. LOL. Anyway, hope you get to the root of it.
     
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    LOL... thanks. Totally postes in the wrong place! sorry about that!
     
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