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waykat
Explorer
Aug 15, 2013

Can a short in the 5er damage the TV electrical system

I picked my 5er up today from having suspension upgrades completed by Spring Works in GJ Colorado. On the way home I had some serious electrical problems. The transmission downshifted really hard on a...
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YC_1
Nomad
Aug 15, 2013
edhensley wrote:
ScottG wrote:
No, the worst it can do is blow the fuse for it.


Shows you did not grow up in Electronics. Sometimes a 20 cent fuse will protect a $1000 electrical system.

It could have been they way the breaks were shorting out the system taking out the diodes in the Alternator


I grew up in electronics so can you please explain to me how they could damage the diodes in the alternator. You can talk techie to me. I'm a Certified ET. First Class FCC license and own a telecommunication repair service.

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