[Healeys] Powerless BJ8

[Bob Johnson]

Just put in a 20a fuse that was lying around. Ev erything was fine. Now how
to figure why the 30a fuse blew.

Bob Johnson
BJ8
On Aug 12, 2011 3:18 PM, "Bob Johnson" <bjsbj8 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Right
> On Aug 12, 2011 3:15 PM, "John Trifari" <jtrifari at comcast.net> wrote:
>> Well Bob--like I said, sounds like a problem with a brown wire. John
>> Trifari
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:
> healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
>> On Behalf Of Bob Johnson
>> Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 11:59 AM
>> To: Healeys
>> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Powerless BJ8
>>
>> Starting to close in on it. Some years ago, for reasons that I don't
>> recall at the moment (must have been something I read here), I
>> installed a fuse in the brown wire between the solenoid and the
>> regulator, which is now just a terminal box, fuse is/was Buss fuse AGC
>> 30A. It is blown. I have no idea why I used 30A, probably just
>> figured that something would have to be really wrong to blow it. Now
>> that the car is neg grd and using an alternator, what amperage fuse,
>> or should I not even use one because of the extra wire between the
>> alt and the solenoid that then connects to the brown wire?
>>
>> Have tried all of the other suggestions so far, but just found this
>> fuse and wondered, "hmmm, that could be a break in the brn circuit?"
>> Shazam???
>>
>> Bob Johnson
>> BJ8
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