Bird of the Week 06/26

[Curt Sprenger]

The large battery cables should be fused with very large capacity fuses. I've seen this done on at least two coaches. I believe I was told the fuses aren't too expensive and the fuse holders are somewhat expensive. Probable a good thing to consider doing since our coaches have been vibrating down the road for many years and thinning the cable protective coatings.    

Curt Sprenger

1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"

Anaheim Hills, CA
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On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 1:54 PM, Ernie Ekberg <"ernietex@yahoo.com"> wrote:

Mike, the large battery cable from back to front must have shorted. This in turn produced a large amount of heat, smoke and flames from the burning insulation. Also, many small wires in the same proximity were  affected. It could have been worse had it not been for Ron and a fella going home from Holt Caterpillar with their fire extinguishers. Ernie Ekberg 83PT40 Wanderlodge Weatherford, Tx---Im' in NC http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/erni...gandrepair --- On Sun, 6/28/09, mrkane1952 <"mrkane@isp.com"> wrote: From: mrkane1952 <"mrkane@isp.com"> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Bird of the Week 06/26 To: "WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com" Date: Sunday, June 28, 2009, 12:46 PM Hope Ron doesn't feel the posting of the picture of his disabled coach is like we are kicking him while he's already down. Any indication of what caused the failure? --M.R.Kane 1987 PT40 currently near Livingston, TX