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Old 03-07-2002, 12:50 PM
svxpete
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Dgf, Here's my $.02, and I hope it helps. The car
runs on DC, right? Current goes from the battery all over, but through "seperate" circuits, for certain accessories/devices etc., right? These circuits typically have an inline fuse before the device, and the other end of the device goes to ground, right? So, how can you blow so many fuses?
Either something "is" bad with the alternator and it put out way to many volts/amps, or put out AC
that didn't get rectified/regulated to 12V (nominal) DC. Or, there is a short after the fuse
box, that is in common with several different circuits, such as through bad wiring (short).
I would suggest checking the alternator/regulated output without putting in new fuses, then otherwise checking for shorts at several of the devices to ground. A good wiring diagram would pretty much be a neccesity though. Assuuming (i know you shouldn't) that all the devices (radio, wipers etc.) aren't all fried, I'd suspect the latter, or else you're lucky all those fuses
blew as they did. Best wishes
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