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Re: No electricial power

To: John F Sandhoff <sandhoff@compctr.ccs.csus.edu>
Subject: Re: No electricial power
From: Edward Wilsey <erwilsey@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 12:19:19 -0700
Hi John!

Has there been a way discovered to keep the ammeter from blowing out?
Kinda like a fast blowing fuse in line with the meter for what ever that
circuit branch is rated to pull?

Jim
'70 1600's

John F Sandhoff wrote:

> > My name is dean and i just purchased a 70 1600 roadster...
>
> Hi Dean!
>
> > NOTHING, only thing that would work or show power was the s-brake
> > light on the dash..
>
> The main battery cable goes to the starter. TWO wires then go from
> the starter, up to a plug below the master cylinders. One runs the
> 'critical' circuits thru a 20 amp fuse. The other runs thru the ammeter
> and then to the fuse block. Ross has wiring diagrams on his site
> (http://home.istar.ca/~datsun) but there's a really clean one by Taylor
> Hutt at http://www.datsunroadsters.com/wiring.html. Note that if
> there's a problem, that ammeter acts as a fuse and blows out :-(
>
> -- John
>      John F Sandhoff   sandhoff@csus.edu   Sacramento, CA




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