CFI 600 dying from powder?

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Polarice

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I was into the powder on Monday and Tuesday with my 2010 IQ Shift 600. I started to feel it bog and then looked at my dash and it was out and then the sled died. I tried to start it and it wouldn't. Then I opened the hood thinking that all the fluffy powder got into something electrical. I didn't see anything and thought it may have aired out a bit. Well, it fired right up.

I noticed on the dash that the + and _ was blinking and the bar was all they way to the bottom. Then it would stall out again. Sometimes the dash would go out, sometimes not. Clearly the voltage is off.

When I finally made it back to the cabin, I opened the hood and unhooked the main harness that is on the hood. I noticed a little moisture in there but not a whole lot. I didn't have time to get a heater and dry everything out. I'm hoping it's just moisture somewhere.

I spoke to the dealer and they think it may be the capacitor or regulator. Or a bad ground or loose connection somewhere.

The sled has no battery on it and I do have a 12volt plug hooked up for my gps. Another thing that I noticed was when the sled was at idle, my gps said that external power was lost. Rev it up and it goes away. I also had it plugged in all day and the battery on the gps was not charged either.

Thanks for reading I just wanted to get as much info as possible. Anyone had this issue?
 
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zimmbob

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classic voltage regulator issue. it can come back on when it cools a little bit (changes in contact due to heat/cooling). i'd try that first. They should be able to put it on a monitor and verify at the dealer, but I'd say i'm 95% sure its the voltage regulator. They are known to go out in the Poo's. 2009/2010 were some bad ones.
 
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Polarice

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zimmbob said:
classic voltage regulator issue. it can come back on when it cools a little bit (changes in contact due to heat/cooling). i'd try that first. They should be able to put it on a monitor and verify at the dealer, but I'd say i'm 95% sure its the voltage regulator. They are known to go out in the Poo's. 2009/2010 were some bad ones.
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That's what I think too. What a joke. At least I was able to nurse it back and not use the tow rope.
 
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Dave_B

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I would say the same thing. My 2009 voltage regulator went last year but it also fried the CPU. It was all good though as I got the new CPU with all the current mapping and now she runs great.

At least the 2007 ran good! :)
 
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Polarice

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That's crazy that it fried your whole cpu Dave. I'll have to get it over to the dealer. My bro is going up there before me and I'll have him drop it off.
 
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motor_slut

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Check your grip warmers. They were known to short out and cause power failures. Eventually causing the regulator to fail too.
 
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Dave_B

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Mine was a bad ground wire that had some how frayed and shorted out/fried the regulator and CPU. That is what the dealer told me.
I'm sure the powder wasn't the culprit. It's more than likely a bad ground or wiring issue.
 
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Polarice

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I'm glad at this point that I purchased the extended warranty. If it's just a regulator that's fine but man if that CPU gets fried that would be nuts. I'm going to see if I can get a buddy to take it over to the dealer in the UP.
 
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zimmbob

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Polarice said:
Those things were hotter than H! Of course that was before I turned them off.
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Another sign of a bad voltage regulator - too hot of hand warmers.....

My buddies 2010 Assault had the VR go out 30 miles out into the woods in Colorado last year. limped it back 1/2 mile at a time for part of the way, then once to the trail, pulled him back instead of quitting and waiting all the time. Sucked. But luckily, it didn't cause any other issues and they got the part the next morning and good to go. Taht is the nice thing about the new Poo's. The VR is right above the clutches on the belt cover, instead of on the side of the frame burried like my Fusion was when that one went out.
 
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Polarice

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zimmbob said:
Another sign of a bad voltage regulator - too hot of hand warmers.....

My buddies 2010 Assault had the VR go out 30 miles out into the woods in Colorado last year. limped it back 1/2 mile at a time for part of the way, then once to the trail, pulled him back instead of quitting and waiting all the time. Sucked. But luckily, it didn't cause any other issues and they got the part the next morning and good to go. Taht is the nice thing about the new Poo's. The VR is right above the clutches on the belt cover, instead of on the side of the frame burried like my Fusion was when that one went out.
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Did your buddies sled have the same symptoms as mine? Where it would just die, display gone only sometimes, and flashing + and -? Then would it start a minute or so later?
 
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zimmbob

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Polarice said:
Did your buddies sled have the same symptoms as mine? Where it would just die, display gone only sometimes, and flashing + and -? Then would it start a minute or so later?
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Yes, pretty much. The guages go out first, and can do any number of strange things. Then would run for a short period of time, then just die out. Then we'd wait for 2 or 3 min, then it would start right back up again and drive for a little bit, then quit, etc...
 
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polarisman_98

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For what its worth, I had almost the same exact issue with my 900 Fusion. Thought the VR was bad after posting something on here about it. Had my dealer go through it and turns out the VR was fine but I had some wiring that had a loose connection and was somewhat corroded. A cheap fix replacing a few wires was all it needed.
 
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Polarice

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Talked to the dealer (renzes) today. It is the voltage regulator. Now we're waiting on the part. It's a good thing I'm not going until next week :)
 
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polarisrider1

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Polarice said:
Talked to the dealer (renzes) today. It is the voltage regulator. Now we're waiting on the part. It's a good thing I'm not going until next week :)
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Amazing the dealer doesn't have a voltage regulator. Poo's have had this issue for years. Back in 2000 they cost $15 now they are 3-4 times that. I have seen grips melted to handle bars, every bulb on a sled burned out, even the little red ones on the hot grip controls. Bet Poo went low bid on this item when they went shopping..............again.
 
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Hoosier

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Sounds like you have the warranty, but if not, shop around. When this went out on my Fusion, I found two very different prices for my VM. Seemed like Polaris cut the price at some point, but if a dealer had one that they bought prior to that, then obviously the price was quite a bit higher.

At least Polaris was smart enough to move the VM so that it is easy to get to now! On the Fusion, the original one is completely buried. I was happy when I found out the new one just goes on the belt cover. If you can't figure out how to make one that lasts, at least make it easy to change!

IMO, some of the common issues these sleds have these days seem ridiculous. I'm assuming the voltage needs on sleds have increased with the digital dashes, brighter headlights, etc., but still, has the concept changed that much?
 
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Polarice

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Yep it's a joke imo. I do run a gps when I'm in the forest through a cigarette lighter plug. There is no battery on the sled so I'm sure that the demand is high for volts. Still, there's no excuse.

P1- I couldn't believe that they don't stock them either. He did have a capacitor there but not the VR. We thought the capacitor may be the problem too.
 
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