<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir="ltr">i have become friends with a guy on my way home from work.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir="ltr">he has been re-building his TR3 for about a year now.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir="ltr">the previous owner of the car had an in line fuse immediately the yellow wire came off the generator.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir="ltr">so the buddy new owner left it there thinking it was factory. (yes he has a new wiring harness)</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir="ltr">he asked me what size fuse. i guessed at 35 amp US spec fuse.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir="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="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir="ltr">he emailed me and said the fuse blew. </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir="ltr">i stopped by his house last night and we replaced the fuse and started the car.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir="ltr">at idle the amp meter read that the generator was pushing 15 amps back (+)</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir="ltr">when we revved the motor the needle went off the chart, ie greater than 30 amps. now i would have thought the amp meter was bad except for it having blown the 35 amp fuse.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir="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 car. then it gets controlled by the control box in an as needed deal.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir="ltr">i didn't think the tr3 generator was capable of putting out 35 amps? i guess im wrong?</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir="ltr">i have not observed the car running for more that 5 mins or so to see if the control box cuts off the flow of energy back to the battery.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir="ltr">i scared to cook the battery.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir="ltr">volts are around 13.5</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir="ltr">the control box is of unknown origin and potentially suspect,</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir="ltr">battery is brand new</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir="ltr">first thing is to get the in line fuse out.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir="ltr">how long is it usually before the control box cuts out the heavy return of energy?</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir="ltr">frank</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1475856066397_14099" dir="ltr"><br></div></div></body></html>