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Re: Electical Problem

To: Nolan Penney <npenney@mde.state.md.us>, spitfires@autox.team.net,
Subject: Re: Electical Problem
From: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 09:17:23 -0700 (PDT)
I've had a similar problem with U-Haul harness, except
2 adjacent wires, just where they enter the molded
assembly, were shorting through the insulation. (I had
to disassemble it to satisfy my curiousity). This due
to repeated flexure I surmise.

Carter

--- Nolan Penney <npenney@mde.state.md.us> wrote:
> 
> Surprise, but my U-Haul trailer harness had failed. 
> The diodes had apparently shorted it its magical
> black box, allowing a heavy current drain.  Not so
> heavy as a wire solidly grounded out, but heavy
> enough to screw around with my lights and
> occassionally blow the fuse.  Not untill the damage
> got bad enough to start a fire was I able to locate
> it.
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