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> Possible issue with my (not J-West) Fuse board, intermittent short for one of the dash and fog lights circuit
DRPHIL914
post Jul 6 2023, 10:57 AM
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I installed the upgraded fuse board about 10 years ago, maybe more, and had noticed this once or twice happen but had beena while , recently in the evening the other day it happened, i was able to isolate it to a specific location, so i dropped the board and testing the spades and the wires on the in and out sides, the wiring itself is tight to the spade on the board, no bad wires or connectors, but when moving those the spade coming out of the board seems to be loose or moving and i can then it looses contact and lights will go out then in, at this point i am sure its a bad connection inside the board. Withought pulling the whole board and taking it apart (might have to , or get a new one) i am wondering what it looks like on the inside, is it possible for it to separate or disconnect or crack loosing the internal continuity from the incoming side to the out going side? the fuse it tight to the socket that it slides into, but messing with it can cause the issue . i suppose im going to have to pull the board and get a look inside.
Anyone have a picture of the inside of the board? or anyone have one of these develop an issue over the years?

suggestions?

Phil
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post Jul 6 2023, 08:49 PM
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Phil contacted me and provided a picture of his panel. It turns out he had a different brand of board, not from JWest.

See picture below to tell the difference between JWest and the other brand. For anyone who does not know, the other company is gone, so I'm not disparaging an active competitor, just trying to identify the stuff I have made.

Panelbilly, I don't know how a short could happen. Maybe it got an open circuit? But was it mine? The one above is the 5th one from the other brand that I've heard about having an issue. If it was mine I'd like to see the issue and get you a replacement.


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DRPHIL914   Possible issue with my (not J-West) Fuse board   Jul 6 2023, 10:57 AM
maf914   Phil, In the past I've emailed questions to J...   Jul 6 2023, 03:49 PM
PanelBilly   I had one that developed a short   Jul 6 2023, 04:48 PM
porschetub   I installed the upgraded fuse board about 10 year...   Jul 6 2023, 08:05 PM
JWest   Phil contacted me and provided a picture of his pa...   Jul 6 2023, 08:49 PM
DRPHIL914   I had one that developed a short I installed th...   Jul 7 2023, 06:53 AM
tygaboy   Great to hear you're getting a quick resolutio...   Jul 7 2023, 08:10 AM
SirAndy   Great to hear you're getting a quick resoluti...   Jul 7 2023, 08:22 AM
PanelBilly   You’re right. I did have brand X.   Jul 7 2023, 11:05 AM
DRPHIL914   Great to hear you're getting a quick resoluti...   Jul 7 2023, 11:20 AM
Geezer914   Panelbilly, what happened to develop the short? I...   Jul 7 2023, 03:50 PM
mepstein   Engram (sp?) had a known problem with the panel sh...   Jul 7 2023, 04:02 PM
DRPHIL914   Engram (sp?) had a known problem with the panel s...   Jul 8 2023, 09:00 AM
SirAndy   seem to remember the name was Egman of the "o...   Jul 8 2023, 10:46 AM
Geezer914   So I should insulate the panel from the chassis wi...   Jul 8 2023, 07:37 AM
mepstein   So I should insulate the panel from the chassis w...   Jul 8 2023, 07:48 AM
bdstone914   So I should insulate the panel from the chassis ...   Jul 10 2023, 09:37 AM
DRPHIL914   new board arrived yesterday. Thanks J-West, @j...   Jul 12 2023, 08:11 AM


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