Oct-01-2020 06:32 AM
Oct-01-2020 04:22 PM
Old-Biscuit wrote:Yosemite Sam1 wrote:
Thanks everyone for the input. I'll check into those as my son promised to look into it when he comes visit us.
He also suspected the fuse is blown and it is just not apparent by just looking at it through the red cloudy plastic case. He said it is still supposed to continue working if the fuse has not blown.
Auto blade type fuse has 2 small openings on top of plastic case that are direct contacts with each side of fuse
Fuse installed......voltmeter 12VDC ---should read if not blown
Fuse NOT installed...voltmeter ohm.....should read 0 (zero) if NOT blown ----reads 1 or OL then fuse is bad
Oct-01-2020 04:16 PM
Yosemite Sam1 wrote:
Thanks everyone for the input. I'll check into those as my son promised to look into it when he comes visit us.
He also suspected the fuse is blown and it is just not apparent by just looking at it through the red cloudy plastic case. He said it is still supposed to continue working if the fuse has not blown.
Oct-01-2020 04:14 PM
Dutch_12078 wrote:
I've seen fuses used in mobile applications fail over time just from vibration. The giveaway when the fuse is dissected is that the fuse wire is detached from one end cap with no signs of any arcing. Glass fuses seem to be the most prone to that.
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Oct-01-2020 09:12 AM
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 ?????
Oct-01-2020 08:44 AM
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
Oct-01-2020 07:13 AM
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.
Oct-01-2020 06:42 AM