Djaniero
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Bit of a weird one guys for the electricians in the house.
Basically I jump started my car a few months back, and connected the jump leads the wrong way around ...School boy error I know.
Anyway, it blew the 80amp fuse and I had no power whatsoever in the car. I bought a new fuse, fitted it and all was fine.
The car has been parked up for a few months since then, so I haven't really driven it until today.
My oem double din radio wasn't working so I took it round to my mates- who is an electrician - to have a look.
He traced the issue to be a bad earth. Then on closer inspection, he noticed that there was no earth on the radio, or the interior lights.
We then checked the fuse box in the bonnet, and my 80amp fuse had started to melt at some point :s
We also checked the battery with a voltmeter, and it was reading 15v @ idle, and went slight higher when the revs were increased, which my mate said was too high?
So just to summarise:
1. I have no earth on the radio, or interior lights - Light isnt working and radio only works when we use an alternate earth.
2. My 80amp alternator fuse has started to melt - still working.
3. I'm getting a 15v plus reading on idle.
Could this be an alternator issue i.e. is it over charging? Could I have damaged it in some way when I connected the jump leads up wrong.
Apologies for the long ass post. But I just wonna get my car back on the road asap.
Thanks
Basically I jump started my car a few months back, and connected the jump leads the wrong way around ...School boy error I know.
Anyway, it blew the 80amp fuse and I had no power whatsoever in the car. I bought a new fuse, fitted it and all was fine.
The car has been parked up for a few months since then, so I haven't really driven it until today.
My oem double din radio wasn't working so I took it round to my mates- who is an electrician - to have a look.
He traced the issue to be a bad earth. Then on closer inspection, he noticed that there was no earth on the radio, or the interior lights.
We then checked the fuse box in the bonnet, and my 80amp fuse had started to melt at some point :s
We also checked the battery with a voltmeter, and it was reading 15v @ idle, and went slight higher when the revs were increased, which my mate said was too high?
So just to summarise:
1. I have no earth on the radio, or interior lights - Light isnt working and radio only works when we use an alternate earth.
2. My 80amp alternator fuse has started to melt - still working.
3. I'm getting a 15v plus reading on idle.
Could this be an alternator issue i.e. is it over charging? Could I have damaged it in some way when I connected the jump leads up wrong.
Apologies for the long ass post. But I just wonna get my car back on the road asap.
Thanks