The fusable link goes if the current running through it is too high. Stuff often melts because of a loose connection, loose connection means higher resistance, higher resistance means voltage dropped at the loose connection, voltage drop at the loose connection means heat! Roughly (yep, roughly... don't flame me about obscure points of physics please!): power=current squared * resistance. So, when the resistance goes up at a weak connection, power (heat) is dissipated at the connection, causing melted insulation. End of theory discussion for the day!
At 12:06 PM 6/29/2004 -0400, Rick- Sacamento -91 Multivan wrote: >A/C panel melted >I think I know why my A/C is not blowing cold. >Found this the other day before a trip to Graeagle. >Any ideas out there to why it happened? >I thought the fusable link was supposed to melt instead of the connection. >http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/personalbsd/album?.tok=phSqDWBBOuPlImTb&.dir=/c37c&.src=ph |
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