Please Help ASAP - Ign. Fuse Keeps Blowing
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Please Help ASAP - Ign. Fuse Keeps Blowing
So here is the situation, I have a 95 civic EX that has an alarm/remote start installed on it. I installed the system a couple of years ago and haven't had any issues. At one point I had a cell phone GPS tracker installed on it. To power the cell phone, I spliced off of the 12v+ constant feed to the alarm's remote start and installed a 12v charging socket (i.e. cigarette lighter) that I hooked the cell phone car charger to. This worked fine for a long time. Yesterday I replaced this with a stand-alone GPS:
The install was pretty easy. I removed the power socket and used the same leads to power the GPS. I also installed the fuel kill switch relay. After the install the car ran fine. I tested the kill switch and it worked fine as well. As I was putting everything back together (I think the car was off but not sure) the 50A Ignition fuse blew. I am using the white ignition wire to power the alarm/GPS. I thought it was how I wired the 12v+ source for the relay so I rewired it and tested it again. Again everything worked great. I finished putting everything back together and it blew again, this time while the car was running. I started checking for shorts but so far I haven't found anything. I disconnected the GPS and had everything like it was before and replaced the fuse. This time the fuse blew as soon as I connected the battery.
I really need help with this one. Any tips on how to find a short? Should the 12v+ constant from the white ignition wire have continuity to ground? Right now my windows are down so I can't even roll them up and do not want to leave them down all night. Also, I need the car to drive to work tomorrow morning since it is my DD and only form of transportation at the moment. Thanks for any help!
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The install was pretty easy. I removed the power socket and used the same leads to power the GPS. I also installed the fuel kill switch relay. After the install the car ran fine. I tested the kill switch and it worked fine as well. As I was putting everything back together (I think the car was off but not sure) the 50A Ignition fuse blew. I am using the white ignition wire to power the alarm/GPS. I thought it was how I wired the 12v+ source for the relay so I rewired it and tested it again. Again everything worked great. I finished putting everything back together and it blew again, this time while the car was running. I started checking for shorts but so far I haven't found anything. I disconnected the GPS and had everything like it was before and replaced the fuse. This time the fuse blew as soon as I connected the battery.
I really need help with this one. Any tips on how to find a short? Should the 12v+ constant from the white ignition wire have continuity to ground? Right now my windows are down so I can't even roll them up and do not want to leave them down all night. Also, I need the car to drive to work tomorrow morning since it is my DD and only form of transportation at the moment. Thanks for any help!
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Re: Please Help ASAP - Ign. Fuse Keeps Blowing
As soon as I went back to my car after writing this post I immediately found the short. .
I would delete this thread if I could since it is now useless.
I would delete this thread if I could since it is now useless.
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06-13-2007 07:22 AM