VN won't start-no power but battery is good

[Ghieman]

When I turn on the ignition no lights come up on the dash at all and and I have no electrics at all working in any of the ignition positions. Its like the battery is 100% dead but its not.

A multimeter across the battery terminals shows 12.50v.

I can turn the lights on and they are working fine. there is a bright beam so the battery is definately not flat. The battery leads are on tight.

Have checked all fuses and they are fine.
Not sure how to check a relay but i swapped some around and still no go.

This is a V6 VN executive.

What should I do next?

[azkwazere]

pull your ignition barrel switch off and test it with a screw driver... may have snapped the keyway.

Also, could be relays... unlikely to be both on and acc but still....have you checked all the fuses?

aZk.

[Ghieman]

I have checked all the fuses and they are fine.

Not sure how to check a relay but since they are all the same I have tried plugging different ones into the more critical slots and still no go.

I took the back of the ignition but not sure how or what to check. I get a 3.3v reading from the positive wire to any of the othe 3 ignition wires. Is this all it should be. Can I try hot wiring it from here?

[COMMY VP 666]

so you get no sparks at the coil pack ay>

[Ghieman]

so you get no sparks at the coil pack ay>

Car won't crank so haven't got to the coil yet.

Is it just me or is the stater motor a real bitch to get too. Standard headers but buggered if I can get my hand in there to try to put a screw driver across the solarnoid terminals. I do have 12.5v to the starter.

[matty m]

check the little black wire on battery that goes to earth