Video explains it all. Suggestions? This weekend I'm going to head back and probe for voltages. Didn't have the tools on me at the time.

 

Main fuse at battery blown

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You should have a battery hooked up in normal location when trying to jump start .

 

Should yes, but I didn't have one that fit. None of the fuses are blown in either box, or the fuse on the battery terminal.

 

Has to be a fuse...

even if you completely toasted the ECU you would still get lights.

 

So , do you have a good battery on it yet ? Any sign of life when you connect that ?

Do you have a voltmeter ?

 

I was going to try to probe for voltage in the fuse boxes this weekend with a multi-meter, but unfortunately have gotten caught up with work. No good battery yet, trying to get a warranty claim on the one that was in the Rx8, but after playing with a few different things yesterday with the car I could not get any sort of power, even though the connected battery was charged to almost 12v

 

Get a decent battery connected to it properly then use your voltmeter to check where you do and don't have power . Starting from before and after the main fuse after the battery and then over to the fuse box . If you have power there , test voltage with a probe on either side of each fuse .

 

Thats the plan! I'm currently fighting with a parts store to get the warranty claim on my "deep cycle" AGM battery... Paid $250 for a battery with a 5 year replacement warranty, they better gimme another one...
If I still don't have power with a new battery connected, I should probably start probing the wire harness right?

 

Doubtfull it is the harness ............. that's why you have fuses . Just work your way away from the battery logically and the problem will reveal itself .

 

Be sure your ground wire is secure.

 

change the 120amp fuse

 

ye try the 120A fuse, you boosting 200A of current through a 120A fuse, thats whats going to happen right?

 

ALL FUSES ARE GOOD. I'm heading back tomorrow morning early to start probing for power through the fuse boxes and see where I have and don't have power. I got caught up with work over the weekend.

edit- got the warranty processed on the battery... Won't have another one till the 11'th, so I will have to wait till the 15'th Will update then.