Indicator/Wiper fuse OBLITERATED

[Cogez]

Today my friend with a VR was complaining that his wipers and indicators had both stopped working in the middle of the pouring rain yesterday, so I checked out his fuses.

The wiper/indicator fuse was wedged in tight, I had to yank it bloody hard to get it out, and ended up bending one of the contacts that holds them in place. The fuse was completely ****ed! It had burned through, the prongs were all burnt and warped, even the plastic was melted and blackened.

I was wondering what could cause this, coz i thought fuses just popped and that was it.

Any ideas?

Jordan

[axemurderer101]

usually they heat up and melt due to a bad connection

[savage1987]

I have a couple that do this also, and I'm not 100% sold on the theory above, because I can't think physically why that would happen from a poor connection..

[delcowizzid]

yip poor connection they arc causing extreme heat but wont pop the fuse typical commodore problem

[SweetWagon]

poor connection = increased resistance = heat = melting

[axemurderer101]

i've had a few cars come in where i work when customers say their spotlights stopped working or an aftermarket 12v plug in their car stops working, first thing i check is the fuse and alot of the times the whole fuse holder and fuse is just a melted mess lol

[<RaBBiT>]

poor grounds can do this

[savage1987]

SO what's the fix, if it's only one fuse out of a whole bunch that does it?

[Zuicider]

i had the same problems in my vr, by changing the wiper motor it never blew again. vb to vr are the same . vs has a different plug

[savage1987]

vs has a different plug

the number of times Holden have done that, JUST to piss off people like us.. it's amazing.