Rob
Well-Known Member
I was trying to find out where the 20mA drain on the batteries is today and I found this:
The fuse still has continuity and it was the correct rating for the application. It was one of the headlight fuses.
How is it possible for a fuse to melt before it it fails? The only thing I can think of that could have caused this is arcing. Any other ideas?
The worrying thing is that this is not the only fuse with these symptoms. One of the 15A fuses from the fuse box under the steering wheel is slightly melted too, its difficult to show it on a photo so no pics. No idea where the other one came from as I removed all the fuses before I realised it was melted. My 80 has been suffering from a battery drain which will drain the batteries after 4-5 weeks which I can't find, not sure if this has anything to do with it.
The fuse still has continuity and it was the correct rating for the application. It was one of the headlight fuses.
How is it possible for a fuse to melt before it it fails? The only thing I can think of that could have caused this is arcing. Any other ideas?
The worrying thing is that this is not the only fuse with these symptoms. One of the 15A fuses from the fuse box under the steering wheel is slightly melted too, its difficult to show it on a photo so no pics. No idea where the other one came from as I removed all the fuses before I realised it was melted. My 80 has been suffering from a battery drain which will drain the batteries after 4-5 weeks which I can't find, not sure if this has anything to do with it.