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Jumper wires. 200

posted by  Sjam on  Sat Jan 3 20:56 CST 2015
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Had a jumper wire between fuse 4 and 6 on 1991 240. The clips on the ends of the jumper got extremely hot. Is that normal??








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    Jumper wires. 200

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    posted by  Art Benstein on  Sat Jan 3 23:23 CST 2015
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    No. A connection hot enough to burn your finger is poor, meaning the contact or the wire is introducing high resistance. Are you using something like those colored jumpers 10 to a pack from Radio Shack or equivalent? They are made for no more than about 1 Ampere and that's pushing it.
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      Jumper wires. 200

      posted by  Sjam on  Mon Jan 12 08:22 CST 2015
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      Thanks Art. You are correct. I was using some thin gauge wires with alligator clips on each end and it was getting extremely hot. I will try to test using a heavier gauge wire.







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