fire on the 109 ffr

[blue red blue]

today we had a small fire under the ffr,would apear that whoever took the ffr bits out just chopped the wires underneath, these then arced on the body and set alight a big canvas covered wire. no we have no power what so ever, i havnt seen the damage yet as i wasnt there:cry:

[Willyslancs]

Sorry to hear the bad news mate , hope not as bad as it sounds (fingers crossed).....

[mash]

Hate to say it mate but mite be a new loom, lets hope its just that. Hope the person who did this has learnt always disconect the batteries when ever exposing live wires to any posable earthing point.

[fv1609]

When you say the FFR bits were removed do you just mean the wiring for the radio batteries has been removed or do you mean the whole 24v system has gone?

 

If you still have the original Generator Panel No.9 you need to check that the contacts on the main BCK relay have not melted. These contacts join not just the radio batteries to the generator output but also the vehicle batteries.

 

If you have a Mk 4 or late Mk 3 or upgraded Mk 3, then the shunt box has a 150A fast-blow fuse but this is just in the radio battery circuit.

[blue red blue]

well we appear to have got away with it re wired it today and no problems.

i will describe the scene, the big thick wire comesfrom the genny/alt runs into a box behind the drivers seat bulkhead, this ones has all the very expensive looking bits in ( this one was fine.)

another very thick wire goesfrom this box acrossthe rear bulkhead and intoanother box beghind the pass seat bulkhead this wire was fine.

the problem wire was the one that goes from the pass side box, out under the rover and across the front bulkhead in the engine bay, this one shorted out on the box and where it went through the floor. the bit in the engine bay melted a few wires in the process, however we were able to recreate the missing wires, except the 2 ampmeter gauges and every thing runs ok. weleft it running under observation for a good hour with no ill effects, tommrrow is a day of super insulating every dammn power cable.

dodged a bullet there me thinks

[Tony B]

Better to completly replace any wire that has cooked. Never know what may have happned futher down the cable.

[blue red blue]

yeh already done

[Tony B]

yeh already done

Good man! :-D

[blue red blue]

an for todays trick i am going torewire the nato plug on the trailer that got ripped of:D

[Tony B]

an for todays trick i am going torewire the nato plug on the trailer that got ripped of:D

You can practice by threading needles in the dark! :-D

[blue red blue]

i give up, got some to work then my brian stooped working, plann b going to buy a new lead and plug