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help needed! Electrical issue after putting battery in wrong
Ok so my dumb cousin accidentally put the battery on backwards and now the battery is not charging aka (the alternator is not powering up) I checked the cable that runs to the alternator and the alternator and they're both good. But I found that there is no power going to it from the post on the fuse box. I checked the manual and it says "m case fuses" but I'm not sure what that is and where they are because they're not visible that's for sure. I have a 2015 mustang gt FYI |
is the engine running?
Dumb ass did the same to my friend few years back-the total was $3000 including blown computer Hope it's not the case. |
Problem fixed
it was a blown main fuse, i had to order it from ford. $20 bucks and $70 installation... |
There may be a fusible link in the main wire. Check for a place where the wire feels more floppy than the rest of the harness. Also look for signs of melting. Hopefully the alternator isn't cooked too.
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Originally Posted by barstowpo
(Post 8615403)
There may be a fusible link in the main wire. Check for a place where the wire feels more floppy than the rest of the harness. Also look for signs of melting. Hopefully the alternator isn't cooked too.
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Originally Posted by jz78817
(Post 8617470)
I don't think anyone does fusible links anymore. not since the '90s when everyone moved to power distribution boxes.
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Originally Posted by imp
(Post 8617528)
Ford continues to use fusible links to this day. What makes you think power distribution boxes eliminate the need for adequate circuit protection? imp
a plug-in/screw in fuse is a lot easier to replace than a fusible link. |
Originally Posted by jz78817
(Post 8617673)
where the f*** did I say that? PDBs incorporate FUSES which are CIRCUIT PROTECTION.
a plug-in/screw in fuse is a lot easier to replace than a fusible link.
Originally Posted by jz78817
(Post 8617470)
I don't think anyone does fusible links anymore. not since the '90s when everyone moved to power distribution boxes.
Originally Posted by imp
(Post 8617528)
Ford continues to use fusible links to this day. What makes you think power distribution boxes eliminate the need for adequate circuit protection? imp
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Originally Posted by 08'MustangDude
(Post 8617691)
You said:
Then he said: Simply making your statement about no one using fusible links since the '90s untrue, nothing more, nothing less. Fuse Links: Only expected to "blow" under very unusual overload circumstances, like connecting things BACKWARDS. Around 1990, Ford Mustangs used something like 6 or 7 fusibles, maybe 8. My Explorer has 3; all are there to protect the alternator. Fusibles provide a cheaper-than-replaceable-fuse means of Engineers covering their a$$es to avoid lawsuits. Trouble arises when some guy totally wraps tons of pretty tape and sh!t around those fusibles, thus ensuring possibility of fire. They DO get blisteringly hot before "blowing". imp |
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