From: Glen Closson (glen_closson@earthlink.net)
Date: Mon Mar 20 2006 - 19:05:16 PST
Also, be sure to remove any metal jewelry like rings and watches before
working around high currents. If you get that kind of current flowing
through your wedding band, it could literally burn off your finger and ruin
your entire day.
Safety goggles are good too. You could get a spark (which is metal burning)
and have it shoot in your eye. That'll ruin your day too.
Regards,
Glen
"Chance favors the prepared mind." ~ Louis Pasteur
-----Original Message-----
From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org] On Behalf
Of MV
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 5:18 PM
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
Subject: Re: [MV] M1009 CUCV problem
Exactly, and for us amateur welders out who have caught ourselves on fire
more than once, you know that with only 150-250 amps of current you can heat
up a lot of metal fast and make a dandy fire in no time at all.
(;->) Hence a fuse of that size would be of limited use. It would
probably only blow if you had a dead short (unlikely) and your battery was
in really good shape.
Dave
Glen Closson wrote:
> You could fuse the link, but it would be difficult. Starters draw 300-400
amps under load.
>
> Glen
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
>>From: MV <MV@dc9.tzo.com>
>>Sent: Mar 20, 2006 11:36 AM
>>To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>>Subject: Re: [MV] M1009 CUCV problem
>>
>>This would seem like a logical solution - and if it were possible, I
>>would think that it would be done by the manufacturers. I don't
>>believe that you can fuse that link effectively. Spinning a stubborn
>>motor with a 12 volt or 24 volt motor is very close to a short
>>circuit. Too close in fact. I doubt that a fuse could differentiate
>>between a faltering starter and a stubborn starting engine. Hence if
>>you setup a fuse to blow when the starter falters - it is likely that
>>you would have nuisance fuses being blown each time you had to crank
>>it over a little more than usual.
>>
>>I'm sure a more elaborate protection scheme could be designed, but it
>>could get expensive, and car makers are not into putting in any cost
>>that doesn't have a direct impact on increased car sales or safety.
>>
>>Dave
>>
>>
>>Sean Nichols wrote:
>>
>>>OK, so here's a question related to this failure:
>>>
>>>Given the possibility of this happening, would it be wise or at least
>>>make sense to put some sort of fusable link inline between the
>>>starter and the battery? Seems like it would be cheap insurance if
>>>something like that happened.
>>>
>>>Armchair CUCV electrical engineers what say you?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>On 3/18/06, Sonny Heath <sonny@defuniak.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I've got starters for $150.00
>>>>
>>>>Sonny
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: "MV" <MV@dc9.tzo.com>
>>>>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>>>>Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 1:02 PM
>>>>Subject: Re: [MV] M1009 CUCV problem
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Sounds like a starter solenoid failure to me - probably welded in.
>>>>>Nothing is fused. Starter pulls in and can't rotate for some
>>>>>reason - basically a short circuit - huge power draws - everything
>>>>>gets hot and oftentimes catches on fire.
>>>>>
>>>>>Solution - buy a bunch of new parts and install. (:-<)
>>>>>
>>>>>Dave
>>>>>
>>>>>Mark B. Anderson wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Hi all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>went to start my M1009 this morning.
>>>>>>ok manual glowed plugs truck turned over but never started tried
>>>>>>again and then there was smoke. lifted hood both batteries were
>>>>>>melting and the wires were on fire.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>ok what happened anyone else ever had this happen? to me seems
>>>>>>like something stuck with shorting the 24 volt?
>>>>>>any ideas on what to look for or replace first??
>>>>>>
>>>>>>any help here would be great.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Mark Anderson
>>>>>>Anderson & Anderson Airsoft
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>--
>>>Sean Nichols
>>>MVCC
>>>MVPA #24983
>>>--------------------
>>>'42 IHC FFN-3 Crash Truck
>>>'71 AM General M151A2
>>>
>>>"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm
>>>not sure about the universe."
>>> - Albert Einstein
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Glen
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