In a message dated 7/11/99 9:32:39 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
dfrazier@yahoo.com writes:
> The one thing I didn't think of until
> later, is that throughout the entire installation (4.5
> hrs maybe with breaks) both doors were left open.
> With the light under the dash that stays on with the
> doors being open, would these wires have heated up to
> the point of melting insulation, or did I screw down,
> pinch, crimp, bind or otherwise make a mess of the
> wiring during the carpet install?
>
> I'm looking forward to de-installing everything today,
> simply because I now know how to re-install both sides
> efficiently. But I'm not the smartest where
> electrical systems go... I would like to just rewire
> the frayed section and hope that nothing cronic is at
> fault, but how do I go about reassuring myself of
> this. Thanks for your comments.
Dirk,
Leaving the lights on wouldn't have caused a problem. You could leave them on
day and night without the wires heating up. You must have a frayed section
somewhere, or a place where a screw has pierced the insulation slightly, that
is causing a short - not a dead short, but enough leakage current to overload
the wires.
Dan Masters,
Alcoa, TN
'71 TR6---------3000mile/year driver, fully restored
'71 TR6---------undergoing full restoration and Ford 5.0 V8 insertion - see:
http://members.aol.com/danmas/
'74 MGBGT---3000mile/year driver, original condition - slated for a V8 soon
'68 MGBGT---organ donor for the '74
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