[TR] Problem with J-type overdrive blowing fuses

[Dave1massey at cs.com]

One way to check is to unplug the solenoid and secure the wire so you know 
it isn't going to touch ground and then see if the fuse blows.  If there is 
a ground fault (wire insulation worn away allowing the wire to touch ground) 
the fuse will still blow.

Or you can replace the fuse with an auto-reset circuit breaker.  Then the 
overdrive will be intermittent.  ;-)

Does it blow at random times or does it blow predictably?

Dave

In a message dated 6/12/2012 1:49:53 AM Central Daylight Time, 
areich at telus.net writes: 
> I recently installed a J-type overdrive in my TR6 and after 100 or so 
> kms, it started blowing fuses. Sometimes right away and sometimes 
> shortly after.
> I put the overdrive system on a separate circuit  and it acted the same.
> Could it be the solenoid acting up and drawing too much current or is it 
> usually a short in the switch or wiring system?