Bird of the Week 06/26

[fishfarm2003]

Here's a not-too-expensive source for larger DC fuses. I use one to protect the
line to the inverter from the battery bank.

http://www.electricvehiclesusa.com/produ...anl300.htm

Bob McLaughlin
No Bird - Just Blue

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Curt Sprenger wrote:
>
> 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 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@...>* wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: mrkane1952 <mrkane@...>
> > 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
> >
> >
> >
>