Q:A friend of mine accidentally bridged two wires, one with juice, one grounded, that ran to the glove compartment on my '92 deville. I can't tell what they went to, as my glove compartment is gone, just hanging wires. The wires in question were purple and black, and the three options for what they may have been are the compartment lights, the gas door opener, or the trunk latch opener.When he bridged the two wires, I (sitting in the drivers seat) heard a loud pop that came from in front of me, underneath the steering wheel somewhere, and when I turned on the car, my start-up ding noises were notably sharper, and simultaneously weaker, like something had been blown. The radio display lights were inoperable, and while I did get static upon turning on the radio, my antenna would no longer extend. Do these things share a common circuit, and would short-circuiting something from the glove compartment cause me to blow a fuse, or is it possible that all of these components are permanently well blown?

fuses are meant stop anything thats powered to be blown, check all your fuses and i'm betting a number 15 is blown.

Q:I tried to add a new radio to it. The wires touched each other, a spark. I tried to fix the fuses. I take one out while the car is on. And I try to start the car without the fuse. I did replace the fuse. The Turn signals still dont work, and neither does the dashboard light up. Why is that?

you blew a fuse. anytime you work with electronics on the car disconnect the negative on your battery. first rule or else you end up in your situation.

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Q:Basicly I took my car to a mechanic to get a new clutch. I know that they took the battery out in order to do the job. Soon after I got my car back the subs stopped working. I took alook at all the audio components and wiring earlier today and notice that the fuse sized 40 was blown. I am talking about the fuse right next to the battery leading to the amp. I replaced it but it blew out shortly after again. The mechanic said its not his problem and now I am on here on yahoo looking for a solution. Can some one tell me were I should start looking. Thank you very much!

turn the gain on the amp all the way down before you turn it on. then start the car and see if fuse still blows. if not, slowly turn the gain back up to a reasonable level.

Q:And my truck still want start without jumping that wire

Always double check fuses. A poor connections could be the problem but I would be suspicious of the wiring. If the wires run under the truck, make sure they aren't damaged from debris or rubbing on other components. Try jumping at the relay +. If it runs while jumped at relay +, then you know its a problem before the relay (ign switch wiring, fuses, etc)

Q:I checked all fuses they are ok.

on most dodgethere is a ballast resistor. this is normally located on the firewall. This is a white ceramic retangular item with two wires plugged into it. The brain box may also be faulty. it can be located on the firewall or on the shock (strut) mount. It is also possible the pick up coil located in the distribtor is faulty. To check the ballastif this model has onesimply use an ohm meter to check if it has continuity between the two plug ins on the ballast. your brain box can normally be checked at your local parts store. There is a process to check the pickup coilyou will need an ohm meter for this too but I'm not sure what the reading should be on it.get a chiltons or comparable manual for this. Hope this helps

Q:I recently bought an old 2002 Hyundai Elantra, and it runs ok, except it won't start nearly every morning. My mechanic told me the battery's most likely going. The only reason I'm thinking it's something else is because every morning when I go to start the car, there's a loud, intermittent noise coming from the fuse box; it's like a loud grinding/electrical noise that only lasts about a second at a time, but continually comes back almost on perfect rhythm (think of your directional, same sort of rhythm). Sometimes the lights will flash on and off with the noise too. Could this be something other than a bad battery? Or is it possible that these symptoms suggest a more electrical problem? Any help is greatly appreciated!

From your description, I understand that indeed there is an electrical problem. I would start with what is called wiggle test. While engine is running, try gently to wiggle the fuse box back and forward. Should you find any abnormalities in engine running or engine stalls or anything that shouldn't be doing out of the ordinary, you can say that the fuse box is your problem. If all good, secondly I would remove the fuse box and do a pin test on all fuse box connectors from under the box (wiring harness that plugs into fuse box). This will tell you if any male connector is loose. Should you have any loose connectors, just close them up a tiny bid so that they wont move. Before you put the box back, apply some electrical stabilant to ensure proper conductivity on all electrical components. This procedure could be time consuming but is well worth it to try. Finally, before you do all these actions please, have someone doing an AVR test to ensure your battery is good and entire charging/starting system is normal. Hope this will help you.

Q:I have a 1000 watt insignia amp trying to power 2 12 sony xplods but everytime i connect power to the amp the fuses blow in it. I also have a fuse by the battery that hasnt blown. Everything is right and it should work, I have gone throught it like 100 times and I cant understand why the fuses are blowing. Someone said insignia is garbage and i should just replace the amp, is this true?

probably have you tried a larger sized fuse?

Q:I have a video mixer here which the power plug says 12v 300mA and i have a power supply which is 12v 1700mA. Will i be able to use this power supply or will it blow the video mixer up? Thanks

The current is fine. 1700 mA 300 mA. I assume it is a wall wart you are using, and you want to use a wall wart that didn't come with the product. Check another two things: 1) AC or DC output? If the video mixer says DC you have to provide that. 2) Plug polarity. Some plug jacks are +ve on the inside, others on the outside. Make sure you have it right. It *probably* won't kill the mixer to flip the polarity, but it may not work.

Q:Ants got into my fuse box at my pool and now most of the electric equipment does not work. I tested the connections to the individual components and they seem to have power. My question is: is there a way to test a circuit board to see if its fried or not with a volt meter?

About the best that you can do is to test for power to the board. If you have the input voltage and aren't getting the output, then most likely the board is messed up or a fuse has blown. You may need to call in an electrician and have them look at it. good luck.