That's cool. I'll let you all know what I find. Thanks to everyone.
Tom Burke In a message dated 5/29/2004 2:03:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Sad to say, I don't know what the stock fuse should be in a Spit. I put a > 35A circuit breaker and never looked back. > > The alternator is wired up so that most of its power goes to the > battery. It will only put out a maximum of 35A under load and more often > less than that. The way things are wired, think of it as the alternator > charges the battery non-stop while the battery supplies power to the car. > > The fuse is only pulling what power is needed by the car at the time. > > Luckily you can test for shorts pretty easily thanks to the simple fuse > block of the Spitfire. > > If you have test light (and you should keep one in your car or toolbox > handy), disconnect one terminal from the battery, such as the negative > (preferred). Hook your test light between the battery cable and the > exposed battery terminal itself. This makes the bulb in your light a > 'fuse' essentially. Here's the neat thing about doing this. The MAXIMUM > load this circuit will pull now will be just enough power to light the test > light and no more. What that means is even if you had a dead short > someplace down the line, the fuse won't blow and the light will just come > on. Much safer. > > With everything off in the car, does the light go on? If so, it means > something is either still on or is shorted. Pull your main fuse out. Did > the light go out? Okay, you know it's in the main circuit, so you can > eliminate all wiring between the battery and that main fuse. > > Pull the next fuse below it out. Did it go out? If so, check what circuit > that is and disconnect any items on it. Do the same for the next and final > fuses. You'll be able to determine very quickly what circuit is the > culprit. > > So, you've determined it's one of the main fuses. Heck, it's the main fuse > itself that gives you trouble. Now you need to start disconnecting main > body harness connectors to see if the problem is there. A dead short > enough to pop a 35A fuse is pretty significant. Disconnect the alternator > wires. Then starter. Keep watching that test light. Headlight > switch. Keep at it and you will find the short. Then it's a matter of > repair, replace, and rebuild the affected component. > > -Vegaman Dan *** http://www.team.net/the-local *** Your messages not reaching the list? Check out http://www.team.net/posting.html *** unsubscribe/change address requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or try *** http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool *** http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo *** Archives at http://www.team.net/archive *** Edit your replies!
