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i have become friends with a guy on my way home from work.he has been re-bu=
ilding his TR3 for about a year now.
the previous owner of the car had an in line fuse immediately the yellow wi=
re came off the generator.so the buddy new owner left it there thinking it =
was factory. (yes he has a new wiring harness)he asked me what size fuse. i=
guessed at 35 amp US spec fuse.
so a week ago he was able to drive the car for the first time. just the gas=
station and back. 3 or 4 miles.
he emailed me and said the fuse blew.=C2=A0i stopped by his house last nigh=
t and we replaced the fuse and started the car.
at idle the amp meter read that the generator was pushing 15 amps back (+)w=
hen we revved the motor the needle went off the chart, ie greater than 30 a=
mps. now i would have thought the amp meter was bad except for it having bl=
own the 35 amp fuse.
i know its usual for the generator to push energy back to the battery after=
start up to replenish what was used in starting the car. then it gets cont=
rolled by the control box in an as needed deal.
i didn't think the tr3 generator was capable of putting out 35 amps? i gues=
s im wrong?
i have not observed the car running for more that 5 mins or so to see if th=
e control box cuts off the flow of energy back to the battery.i scared to c=
ook the battery.volts are around 13.5
the control box is of unknown origin and potentially suspect,battery is bra=
nd new
first thing is to get the in line fuse out.
how long is it usually before the control box cuts out the heavy return of =
energy?
frank
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" dir=3D"ltr">i have become friends with a guy on my way home from work.</d=
iv><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir=3D"ltr">he has bee=
n re-building his TR3 for about a year now.</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19=
_1_1475856066397_14099" dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_=
1475856066397_14099" dir=3D"ltr">the previous owner of the car had an in li=
ne fuse immediately the yellow wire came off the generator.</div><div id=3D=
"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir=3D"ltr">so the buddy new owner =
left it there thinking it was factory. (yes he has a new wiring harness)</d=
iv><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir=3D"ltr">he asked m=
e what size fuse. i guessed at 35 amp US spec fuse.</div><div id=3D"yui_3_1=
6_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0=
_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir=3D"ltr">so a week ago he was able to drive=
the car for the first time. just the gas station and back. 3 or 4 miles.</=
div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir=3D"ltr"><br></div=
><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir=3D"ltr">he emailed m=
e and said the fuse blew. </div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_147585606=
6397_14099" dir=3D"ltr">i stopped by his house last night and we replaced t=
he fuse and started the car.</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_147585606639=
7_14099" dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_1=
4099" dir=3D"ltr">at idle the amp meter read that the generator was pushing=
15 amps back (+)</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" di=
r=3D"ltr">when we revved the motor the needle went off the chart, ie greate=
r than 30 amps. now i would have thought the amp meter was bad except for i=
t having blown the 35 amp fuse.</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_147585606=
6397_14099" dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_147585606639=
7_14099" dir=3D"ltr">i know its usual for the generator to push energy back=
to the battery after start up to replenish what was used in starting the c=
ar. then it gets controlled by the control box in an as needed deal.</div><=
div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div=
id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir=3D"ltr">i didn't think th=
e tr3 generator was capable of putting out 35 amps? i guess im wrong?</div>=
<div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><di=
v id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir=3D"ltr">i have not obser=
ved the car running for more that 5 mins or so to see if the control box cu=
ts off the flow of energy back to the battery.</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_y=
m19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir=3D"ltr">i scared to cook the battery.</div><=
div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir=3D"ltr">volts are arou=
nd 13.5</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir=3D"ltr">=
<br></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir=3D"ltr">the=
control box is of unknown origin and potentially suspect,</div><div id=3D"=
yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir=3D"ltr">battery is brand new</di=
v><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><=
div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir=3D"ltr">first thing is=
to get the in line fuse out.</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_14758560663=
97_14099" dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_=
14099" dir=3D"ltr">how long is it usually before the control box cuts out t=
he heavy return of energy?</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_=
14099" dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_140=
99" dir=3D"ltr">frank</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099=
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