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| Author: | textoad1 [ Fri Oct 28, 2005 3:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Should there be a fuse in line with the choke? |
Yesterday my choke wire shorted to ground and now I have no output from the alternator. Bad wire dressing on my part. I was looking at the schematic and noticed there is no circuit breaker to prevent this from happening. Shouldn't there be a fuse in line with the choke? Thanks |
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| Author: | sandy in BC [ Fri Oct 28, 2005 3:32 pm ] |
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The wire on my choke is so small its almost a fusible link of its own. No sign of a fuse. |
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| Author: | SlantSixDan [ Fri Oct 28, 2005 3:40 pm ] |
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No dedicated fuse on factory-installed electric choke heaters. As SBC says, the wire itself is pretty much the fuse. You can put a fuse in if you like. I don't think the short in the choke circuit killed your alternator, though it might've damaged the voltage regulator circuit. |
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| Author: | textoad1 [ Sat Oct 29, 2005 9:20 am ] |
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Alternator checked out good at the local auto parts store. Bought a new voltage regulator. Starting the install now. What should the alternator read for voltage on the field pins once I get her hooked up? Thanks. |
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| Author: | SlantSixDan [ Sat Oct 29, 2005 9:39 am ] |
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With the key "on", one field terminal should get battery voltage. The other should show varying resistance to ground. |
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