fuse box melted!

haunter · Post by **haunter** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 6:44 pm

well, the part with the head fuse on it did!

now I have to buma ride home from work cuz its dark and no headlights

guess im tracking down wires to find a culprit

any suggestions on places to look???

Post by **FZRDude** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:03 pm

I'd start with the iggy switch.

RUFtech · Post by **RUFtech** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 7:48 pm

When I was working at a Yamaha dealer here in Dallas a long time ago I saw a lot of melted fuse boxes. We found that it was most often caused by corrosion in the fuse holder itself. Sometimes the connectors that the fuse plugs into would also become loose and cause the fuse tabs to overheat. Very seldom did I see this caused by a wiring problem. Wiring problems will almost always blow the fuse instead of overheating the connector. I see this quite often in cars also.

haunter · Post by **haunter** » Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:40 pm

guess ill buy a new box, I have a single one, but might as well redo the whole unit

dragracer1951 · Post by **dragracer1951** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:44 am

Check the condition of the three phase connector from the alternator very carefully. I have personal experience with this. It's not a pretty sight to see your alternator windings glowing red.....

haunter · Post by **haunter** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 8:10 am

dragracer1951 wrote:Check the condition of the three phase connector from the alternator very carefully. I have personal experience with this. It's not a pretty sight to see your alternator windings glowing red.....

okie dokie

sounds like be spending some quality time in the garage tonight