Problem With Power Outlet
 

On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 05:24:59 GMT, "Neil" > wrote:

>Hi, Clare. Thanks for these steps. Some questions.
>
>> Neil, are both outlets on the same fuse like on my Pontiac?
>
>There is one fuse which toggles the back outlet between going directly to
>the battery or needing the key to be in Acc to function. When that fuse is
>out, the back outlet doesn't work at all, but the front one does. So I
>assume that means they're not on the same fuse. (Not sure if they'd be "on
>the same fuse" if I have that one fuse set to Key, as the front one is.)
>
>> To find out where the drop is occurring, connect a wire from the
>> battery positive to one wire of the meter, and connect the other wire
>> to the fuse in the fuse panel. You will need a "jumper" wire to extend
>> the voltmeter leads from the battery back to the fuse box. Whatever
>> the voltage reading is from the battery to the fuse is the voltage
>> drop between the battery and the fuse block.
>
>Is there a particular kind of wire I should be using (thickness, material,
>etc.)?
>
>Also, how do I connect the wire to the fuse? Place it in the fuse socket,
>and then put the fuse in the socket as well, or some other way?
>
>By the way, my battery and fuse box are right next to each other. So the
>voltmeter will easily reach to both. Do I still need to use a wire?
>
>Last, the fuse would be the fuse which toggles the rear output
>functionality, not the one for the front outlet, correct?
>
>> Then you can go from the fuse to the center of the feed-through plug
>> on the inverter.
>
>I guess I would definitely need a wire for that.
>
>When going from the battery to the fuse, I'd be using the red lead on the
>battery positive, and the black lead on the fuse, right?
>
>Here, I'd be doing the same -- red lead to center of plug and black to fuse,
>correct?
>
>> Any reading here is the voltage drop across the
>> (thin) wire from the fuse to the inverter plug. Then connect the meter
>> from the shell(ground side) of the feedthrough plug to a good body
>> ground (can be any bright plated screw or bolt into the metal body -
>> often the tailgate latch is as good and handy as any) ANY reading here
>> is drop between the plug ground and body ground.
>
>Black lead to the shell of the plug and red lead to the body ground?
>
>>
>> Reply with the results of the test, or if you want to avoid the
>> "circus" you can respond to me by e-mail. I think you can figure out
>> my email address from the munged address shown.
>
>I don't mind the circus -- though if you tell me which NG you're reading and
>posting in, I'll remove the crossposting (since some have complained about
>that).
>
>Thanks again for your help!
>
>Neil
>

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