A person I work with who was an old time mechanic gave me a fuse that goes on
the
Batt terminal of the voltage regulator to prevent just what happened to you. I
had
never heard of it before but he said it was common problem if your regulator
contacts stick. The fuse is only about a quarter inch square and comes in 30 or
35
amps depending on your generator output. It's attached by the terminal screw and
has a terminal on it to attach your wire to.
Grant 50 3100
LLFUR@aol.com wrote:
> Thanks for the advice. I also believethe cause was in the vol regulator since
> the melted wires ( from Gen to vol reg and from starter to ign ) appear to be
> only in the charging circuit. I just don't understand how a bad regulator
> could damage almost the entire harness without some type of safeguard. When
> one of those wires get hot and melt the wire coating, it effects the other
> wires that its up against in the harness.
> A good reason to go to an alternator?
>
> Gene
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