Help keep blowing fuse
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Help keep blowing fuse
I have a 07 Roadking classic went riding today and noticed I had no turn signals, horn or brake lights came home and found a blown auxilary fuse. Changed it and went out again about 1/2 hour later Same thing came home and changed it. Only thing I have done latley is smoke out the turn signals. This time I changed out the yellow blubs and put back in the clear ones went out for a hour and no blown fuse. Can a short in one of the yellow turn signal bulb make the fuse blow??
Called my local dealer and they wont answer anything want me to bring it in 2 weeks from now. Has anyone heard of a bulb be the cause of blown fuses?????????????????????
Called my local dealer and they wont answer anything want me to bring it in 2 weeks from now. Has anyone heard of a bulb be the cause of blown fuses?????????????????????
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RE: Help keep blowing fuse
Well, the bulb has 12v on one side of the filiment and Ground on the other. A short to ground will blow a fuse,,,(To high of amperage across the fuse.) I have never seen a bulb blow fuses, but not saying it couldnt. (Do you have an ohm meter? Ohm across the bulb on the new ones, and one of the originals. See if they are the same.) Also take your ohm meter and ohm from the + side of the socket to ground, (Frame) and wiggle wires near them,,,, do all your ohming with no power on, and a good fuse in the circuit.
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RE: Help keep blowing fuse
if the contacts on the bottom of the bulb are of poor quality where they are big enough to contact the metal side of the socket assembly causing a short to ground than yes the bulb can blow the fuse...seen many a car do this..so possible on the bike...good luck!!
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