JOHNO: DESPERATE OF KENT 100AMP fuse

[paul gotts]

Having had the Griffith die this afternoon, restart and then misfire, and then die again, investigation has shown the 100 amp fuse has melted and died ...

Managed to get to friends in Kent, but now desperate for a 100 amp fuse for the Superbikes at Brands Hatch tomorrow and then to get home ....

Has anyone got a spare 100amp fuse I could collect this evening/morning !!!!

Or is it possible for an emergancy measure to hard wire the system ... reckless or not ?? What does it protect ??

[groucho]

I have one but I live in Dorset.

[paul gotts]

I may be over soon ..

[groucho]

You are welcome to it. If you're serious give me a call on 01305 76****.
Just checked, I have a 80 amp and a 100 amp.



Edited because phone number not needed now.

>> Edited by groucho on Monday 28th March 08:19

[starmist]

Which 100 Amp fuse do you mean? The one from the alternator back to the battery or the one from the battery to the fuse box? You can bypass the one from the alternator safely - just unscrew one wire from its terminal and connect it onto the other.

The one from the battery to the fuse box can be replaced with remarkably thin wire - it never takes anything like 100Amps. I have done both of these in my time!

[paul gotts]

It's the fuse in line in the battery to fuse box feed, melted and broken.

I don't know the location of the other fusre although I believe it lives on the chassis near the starter ..

Given that this is the feed to the fusebox and all the fuses protect the electrical systems it should be possible to hardwire it without causing any issues ??

What d'ya reckon ? I'd obviously prefer to replace, however, bikes and home mean extreme measures ...

[ncs]

Paul

I will post a link on our egroup - with 150 TVR owners on there local to you we might be able to help.

Good luck

Nick

>> Edited by ncs on Sunday 27th March 18:29

[Big Al.]

Hi, I got one!

I'll be meeting billynomates tomorrow in Horsham can you get there?


If so drop me a mail via profile.

[paul gotts]

ncs said:

Paul I will post a link on our egroup - with 150 TVR owners on there local to you we might be able to help. Good luck Nick >> Edited by ncs on Sunday 27th March 18:29

Cheers Nick - It's not for my reliable Wedge but Johno's Griff - temperamental things. We wired it direct now and it seems ok.Thanks v. much anyway.

Paul.

[paul gotts]

Thanks for all the offers .... after much electrical debate, amp measurement and an element suck it and see I have hard wired it and it seems fine.

I will keep the use of electrical systems to the minimum tomorrow and we should make it home.

Thanks Big Al, I would have been there otherwise ...

[crofty1]

Hi guys,
Just a quick question, where are these 100 amp fuses actually located ?. Doesn't seem to be much mention of them in the bible or am i going abit blind.

Lee.

[starmist]

The main 100 Amp fuse is in the loom itself wrapped in black tape between the fuse box and the battery. The one for the alternator is mounted underneath the engine near the starter motor.

[shpub]

crofty1 said:

Hi guys, Just a quick question, where are these 100 amp fuses actually located ?. Doesn't seem to be much mention of them in the bible or am i going abit blind. Lee.

Fraid so. Alternator fuse photo is page 238 in the section called fuses funnily enough. The other fuse is interesting as some cars have them, some don't. Early Griffs may not have the alternator fuse either.

[lig]

Hi Shpub,

Mine has an 80A fuse near the battery (same case and shape as the 100A), I thought this was something to do with the aircon is it not??

Lig

[shpub]

Aircon doesn't take 80 Amp and is fused seperately. Looks like the main fuse and somewon ran out of 80A fuses.