RJS
Jedi Warrior
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Hi,
I recently left my headlights on for 45 mins parked in the garage with my engine and ignition off. For some reason, this overheated my ammeter (I know this because I saw the smoke from the dashboard). I pulled the gauge and found the connections extremely corroded and rubber connector covers melted.
I cleaned everything up and it all appears to function normally again.
So, a couple of questions:
1) is it possible the connections on the ammeter were slightly corroded to begin with and this caused the overheating? Or, should I suspect something more than the ammeter?
2) does it make sense this would have only happened when engine and ignition were off? Why wouldn't this have occurred before when driving with the headlights on?
Thanks
Bob
I recently left my headlights on for 45 mins parked in the garage with my engine and ignition off. For some reason, this overheated my ammeter (I know this because I saw the smoke from the dashboard). I pulled the gauge and found the connections extremely corroded and rubber connector covers melted.
I cleaned everything up and it all appears to function normally again.
So, a couple of questions:
1) is it possible the connections on the ammeter were slightly corroded to begin with and this caused the overheating? Or, should I suspect something more than the ammeter?
2) does it make sense this would have only happened when engine and ignition were off? Why wouldn't this have occurred before when driving with the headlights on?
Thanks
Bob