 Possible issue with my (not J-West) Fuse board, intermittent short for one of the dash and fog lights circuit |
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| DRPHIL914 |
 Jul 6 2023, 10:57 AM
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Dr. Phil  Group: Members Posts: 5,813 Joined: 9-December 09 From: Bluffton, SC Member No.: 11,106 Region Association: South East States 
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I installed the upgraded fuse board about 10 years ago, maybe more, and had noticed this once or twice happen but had beena while , recently in the evening the other day it happened, i was able to isolate it to a specific location, so i dropped the board and testing the spades and the wires on the in and out sides, the wiring itself is tight to the spade on the board, no bad wires or connectors, but when moving those the spade coming out of the board seems to be loose or moving and i can then it looses contact and lights will go out then in, at this point i am sure its a bad connection inside the board. Withought pulling the whole board and taking it apart (might have to , or get a new one) i am wondering what it looks like on the inside, is it possible for it to separate or disconnect or crack loosing the internal continuity from the incoming side to the out going side? the fuse it tight to the socket that it slides into, but messing with it can cause the issue . i suppose im going to have to pull the board and get a look inside.
Anyone have a picture of the inside of the board? or anyone have one of these develop an issue over the years? suggestions? Phil |
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| Geezer914 |
Jul 8 2023, 07:37 AM
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Geezer914 Group: Members Posts: 1,862 Joined: 18-March 09 From: Salem, NJ Member No.: 10,179 Region Association: North East States
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So I should insulate the panel from the chassis with rubber grommets?
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| mepstein |
Jul 8 2023, 07:48 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,774 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(Geezer914 @ Jul 8 2023, 09:37 AM)  So I should insulate the panel from the chassis with rubber grommets? Something used to touch. I didn’t have one so I can’t tell you exactly but it was a common issue and easy to fix once you knew the problem. |
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| bdstone914 |
Jul 10 2023, 09:37 AM
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bdstone914 Group: Members Posts: 4,777 Joined: 8-November 03 From: Riverside CA Member No.: 1,319 |
QUOTE(mepstein @ Jul 8 2023, 06:48 AM) QUOTE(Geezer914 @ Jul 8 2023, 09:37 AM) So I should insulate the panel from the chassis with rubber grommets? Something used to touch. I didn’t have one so I can’t tell you exactly but it was a common issue and easy to fix once you knew the problem. @geezer914 @mepstein I installed an Engman boards on a 72. That car had a power buys very close to the left side the the fuse oanel. It immediatly shorted out. I moved the power buss to the side of the flange it mounted to and solved the problem. The board was also wired wrong for the first four fuses to the headlights. It would power one high beam and one low beam. Had to rewire it. |
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Posts in this topic
DRPHIL914 Possible issue with my (not J-West) Fuse board Jul 6 2023, 10:57 AM
maf914 Phil,
In the past I've emailed questions to J... Jul 6 2023, 03:49 PM PanelBilly I had one that developed a short Jul 6 2023, 04:48 PM porschetub
I installed the upgraded fuse board about 10 year... Jul 6 2023, 08:05 PM JWest Phil contacted me and provided a picture of his pa... Jul 6 2023, 08:49 PM DRPHIL914
I had one that developed a short
I installed th... Jul 7 2023, 06:53 AM tygaboy Great to hear you're getting a quick resolutio... Jul 7 2023, 08:10 AM
SirAndy
Great to hear you're getting a quick resoluti... Jul 7 2023, 08:22 AM PanelBilly You’re right. I did have brand X. Jul 7 2023, 11:05 AM DRPHIL914
Great to hear you're getting a quick resoluti... Jul 7 2023, 11:20 AM Geezer914 Panelbilly, what happened to develop the short? I... Jul 7 2023, 03:50 PM mepstein Engram (sp?) had a known problem with the panel sh... Jul 7 2023, 04:02 PM DRPHIL914
Engram (sp?) had a known problem with the panel s... Jul 8 2023, 09:00 AM SirAndy seem to remember the name was Egman of the "o... Jul 8 2023, 10:46 AM DRPHIL914 new board arrived yesterday.
Thanks J-West,
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