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Fusebox fire! 1800

Dave;

I hope the damage is limited, but DO NOT RUN CAR FURTHER BEFORE READING THIS AND: http://www.intelab.com/swem/gastight_II.htm

Heat is caused by "resistance heating" - Ohms law states that you'll make Watts (heat) when conducting current through a conductor. If the resistance is low, no problem, but if that conductor and its connections have high resistance (in the case of that awful Lucas fusebox, typically caused by the poor design, corrosion, and exacerbated by the inadequite force from the whimpy little fuse clip), the heating WILL become worse and worse and eventually lead to your symtoms and beyond.

Replace your Fusebox before you torch the car! ...and not with an equally awful new one, but with a SwEm upgraded one.

Cheers






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New Fusebox fire! [1800]
posted by  someone claiming to be Dave  on Fri Jan 10 17:42 CST 2003 >


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