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Re: intermittent shorts

To: Scions of Stanpart <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: intermittent shorts
From: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 1996 16:24:16 +0400 (EDT)
On 19 Aug 1996, Bruce A. Krobusek wrote:

> >The first time it blew, I replaced it with my spare, and it got me home, but 
> >when I took a look it showed signs of heat, and (molten) solder had 
> >dripped out of one end.  The next (short) trip it survived, but this morning 
> >it blew again.
> 
> That sounds more like a very slight case of overload to me. If you had an 
> honest-to-goodness short that fuse would blow immediately. That it is
> slow to do so makes it sound like too much of a load on the circuit. 
>Especially
> since it tends to blow when you're using the brakes. Have you replaced / 
> added any lights lately?

...or is your brake light switch shorting itself out on occasion?

--Andy

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