Gremllin in my water pump.
My water pump stopped working after a Doran Beach camping. And immediately, as we tech and mechanically challenged do, checked on the fuse. Well, the fuse did not blow up. But noticed that it w...
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Old-Biscuit wrote:Yosemite Sam1 wrote:agesilaus wrote:
How did you check the fuse, just a visual inspection may not reveal a blown fuse you need to use a meter to check the resistance.
I did not bother finding out it was under-rated and may give out anyways when it's most inconvenient, lol.:o
True
BUT blown under rated fuse could have been the gremlin
Visual inspection can miss a blown fuse many times
Question is....why did it blow
Cause it was under rated OR because pump motor is drawing to much amperage ?????
To my simple non-electrical engineer mind, the fact that it was under-rated is already a concern as it could fail anytime. My question is, why did the manufacturer even do that?
