Greg,
Since the solenoid power is supplied by a Brown, un-fused wire, I'm not sure
that high amperage draw by it would cause the fuse protecting the Green
control wire to blow (which is reported by John). I do believe that the
Brown wire may fry if the solenoid was to draw too much current, though.
Gary
'73
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Perry" <rgperry@earthlink.net>
To: "jhaeg" <haeg1@mninter.net>; "6 pack list" <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 2:05 PM
Subject: Re: 75 electronic overdrive schematic
> John,
>
> This may not be the solution to your problem. It may help though.
>
> Check to see that there is a stop for the solenoid plunger to rest on
while not energized. If the plunger
> falls too far out of the solinoid coil, the plunger gets caught at an
angle instead of going straight up into the solenoid when energized causing
exessive amp draw blowing the fuse. I found this to be the case with my
type A overdrive. I put a screw and nut in the bottom stop hole and
adjusted the scew until the plunger worked properly. Try moving the plunger
and lever of the overdrive unit by hand a couple of times. Then try the
overdrive to see if the fuse still blows.
>
> FWIW,
>
> Greg Perry
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jhaeg <haeg1@mninter.net>
> Sent: Nov 1, 2003 3:17 PM
> To: 6 pack list <6pack@autox.team.net>
> Subject: 75 electronic overdrive schematic
>
>
> My problem: The fuse supplying power to the GREEN wires is blowing. The
fuse
> will not blow if I disconnect the overdrive on/off switch.
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