Subject: Re: Fuses
Author: Hunter Jones
Date: Mar 4, 2001, 10:22 PM
Post ID: 1705720513
Miguel
Usually.....
The crispy critters are from the headlight circuit. In reality (where I
sometimes visit) anything on the bike that drew a high current for a fairly
long time would melt something. I have always admired the Italian Wiring
Credo:
May parts and wires die so that fuses may live!
Are wires plugged in to the melted terminals? If so their colors will tell
which they are. If they are indeed the usual suspects (lights) then they
would be brown. This would be the wire from the INT terminal of the
ignition switch to the fuse and then from the fuse to the headlight switch.
If your harness has been butchered (as have many) then it may take a little
detective work to find out.
Odds are, however, that it was the lights. It's on all the time and is the
biggest load on the bike.
The starter probably was not the culprit as it is run through a relay (I
hope) that lives just under the voltage regulator.
Now what the world needs is for someone to make some repro fuse holders
from a material with a melting point higher than a Hershey bar! I'd be
tickled pink.
Have a Happy!
Hunter
At 07:53 PM 3/4/2001 -0800, you wrote:
| Any thoughts Hunter why the first 2 fuse holders were crispy? Those to the starter? I'll do some research between shoveling and plowing for the next few days here in NW CT. Thanks again, Miguel.....plowing neckbone ____________________________________________________________ T O P I C A -- Learn More. Surf Less. Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Topics You Choose. http://www.topica.com/partner/tag01 |