Ralph,
It's possible that you didn't have a overcurrent but had a bad connection
on the fuse causing it to overheat and finally loose connection at the end
due to loss of the solder. I had one melt part of the plastic holder
assembly due to a high current and poor connection that wasn't enough to
blow the fuse.
Is the A/C still holding up since we converted it to R134?
See you in Maine
Joe worsley
80 TR8
Advance, NC
At 02:16 PM 7/21/99 -0400, you wrote:
> While riding today I smelled something like paper burning and the
>temp gauge was higher than normal. I pulled over and found the fans not
>running. To make a long story short the paper I smelled was from one of the
>original Lucas type fuses that use to come with a paper insert stating the
>rating of the fuse. When I got home I pulled both fuses. The one with the
>burn paper inside had the solder total melted away so you could easily
>remove both end caps with your fingers. The wire fuse element was NOT
>melted. The fuse overheated without blowing. The second fuse looked good but
>showed no continuity. Close inspection of the second fuse shows melted
>solder that oozed out
>from one of the end caps. This one is a newer type without the internal
>paper.
>
>What could cause the fuses to do this without blowing. Both are the correct
>35/17 amp Lucas fuses?
>
>Ralph Jannelli
>Matthews, NC
>'65 Spitfire MKII
>'72 Spitfire MKIV
>'80 TR8 DHC
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