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Subject: RE: Fuse Block Melt Down

Author: Gary Cheek

Date: Jan 8, 2004, 12:57 PM

Post ID: 1715692160


Like Jason said the relays are a great update and clean ,tight
connections. Instead of grease we use a bit of antisieze compound . It
protects the base metal well and is itself conductive. A silicone O ring
used like a rubber band across the fuse helps provide much needed
pressure to help the contact. The Antisieze works great on CEV ocntacts
too . (Don't get sloppy,JUST on the contacts.
If you get ambitous and aren't staying 100% original ,an ATO or Mini
ATO fuse block is easily adapted.

BTW it is not uncommon for the headlamp connector or wiring to brush
into the fuse block and loosen a fuse ,thereby causing the very problem
you experienced. Seen it !!
Skip & Jane wrote:
 
Thanks for all the info. I think I have found the source of the
problem.
The wire that is causing the melt down is the brown wire that comes from
the
ignition switch to the fuse block which feeds the head light. The head
light is a regular sealed beam but I don't know the watt output.(stock
is 45
watt) A while back the ignition switch burned up and I replaced it with
a
automotive style. My bike is a police model, so I got ride of the old
pill
box (which melted also) and installed a marine style pull light switch
in my
dash. So the next weak link is the fuse connection. The fuse in that
slot
was a 25 amp, which is probably to big causing the melt down. The wire
coming from the ignition switch is allot smaller gauge than the wire it
feeds from the fuse block. So I need to increase the wire size. I
still
need to find another fuse block. I have checked around but have not
found
any that will fit in the headlight. Someone told me that Moto
international
used to carry a replacement for them. Has anyone ever used one ?


Skip & Jane Kologiski
Bird at The Wheel Vintage Motorcycle Stuff
http://home.earthlink.net/~kkologiski/bird.html
Central Florida Reps for the MGNOC (Moto Guzzi National Owners Club).
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Field" <gre-@gregfield.com>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 6:06 PM
Subject: Re: Fuse Block Melt Down


 Karl:

Make two jumper wires from the main input wire, and plug the jumpers in
along the top row of the fuse box. This spreads the power through three
bullet connectors instead of one. No more melting.

GF

On Tuesday, January 6, 2004, at 04:20 PM, Karl Kologiski wrote:

 I have been having trouble melting fuse blocks on my eldo. It is
melting at
the main hot lead on the top left of the fuse block. I have not had a
chance to really check out if there is a short, but everything works ok
untill the fuse falls out from distortion. Has anyone had this
problem ?
My friends Ambo has had the same problem. He just installed a heavy
inline
fuse to get around the problem.

I am wondering if the plastic in the fuse block is just to old to take
the
heat of the conection. Also has anyone found a good fuse block
replacement
?

thanks


Skip & Jane Kologiski
Bird at The Wheel Vintage Motorcycle Stuff
http://home.earthlink.net/~kkologiski/bird.html
Central Florida Reps for the MGNOC (Moto Guzzi National Owners Club).



Moto Guzzi in Italy;
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