Battery not charging
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Battery not charging
I was troubleshooting why my battery wouldn't charge and found an in-line fuse holder that was broken. It is on a yellow wire that goes from the V-reg to the battery side of the starter solonoid. This fuse is not on my wiring diagram so I thought I would make everyone else out there aware of it. If anyone knows what this wire actually does for the charging circuit please let me know.
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I have never seen an inline factory fuse installed, usually it is current limiters.....maybe a previous owner replaced the limiter with a fuse??
The yellow wire is a feed of the alternator/battery voltage to the regulator. It appears to be a circuit that tells the regulator how much voltage to send to the field circuit of the alternator. Thus controlling the voltage output of the alternator.
The yellow wire is a feed of the alternator/battery voltage to the regulator. It appears to be a circuit that tells the regulator how much voltage to send to the field circuit of the alternator. Thus controlling the voltage output of the alternator.
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Battery not charging
Originally posted by sparky
I have never seen an inline factory fuse installed, usually it is current limiters.....maybe a previous owner replaced the limiter with a fuse??
Yeah I have never seen them either but there is three of them in various places in the engine compartment. I am going to replace this one and investigate the others later.
I have never seen an inline factory fuse installed, usually it is current limiters.....maybe a previous owner replaced the limiter with a fuse??
Yeah I have never seen them either but there is three of them in various places in the engine compartment. I am going to replace this one and investigate the others later.
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Originally posted by BBB
and another one for the camper special harness.
and another one for the camper special harness.
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Yeah that's it. There's an inline connector by the steering box where that wire connects to the harness down by the frame. It then makes it to the camper special connector between the bed and frame rail.
There is another inline connector by the steering box that is a tap from the marker lights, it too makes it to the camper special connector.
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There is another inline connector by the steering box that is a tap from the marker lights, it too makes it to the camper special connector.
Barry
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Battery not charging
Originally posted by BBB
It then makes it to the camper special connector between the bed and frame rail.
Barry
It then makes it to the camper special connector between the bed and frame rail.
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Yes it is. Mine still has the mating end plugged into it. It's just a short harness that ends and you splice in all your connections.
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Battery not charging
Originally posted by BBB
Guys, there's a couple of factory inline fuses in that area if you have an amp gauge and another one for the camper special harness.
Barry
Guys, there's a couple of factory inline fuses in that area if you have an amp gauge and another one for the camper special harness.
Barry
What I meant was that I havent seen any inline fuses in the yellow wire in the voltage regulator circuit, or any in of the power feeds to the fusebox. I have always seen current limiters.
Sorry for the confusion
I will just have to learn to be more specfic when I write 
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Originally posted by BBB
Yes it is. Mine still has the mating end plugged into it. It's just a short harness that ends and you splice in all your connections.
Barry
Yes it is. Mine still has the mating end plugged into it. It's just a short harness that ends and you splice in all your connections.
Barry