31-03-2019, 10:09 AM
Interesting developments.
I found the cut out supply wire had almost broken off at a terminal so I assumed that was the cause - but no.
I then found the blade fuse had allmost sheered but that wasn't the cause either.
It seems that the contacts will only open automatically when the tick over is at almost (but not quite) at stalling speed. I am not used to having the engine running this slowly at tick over.
Could it be the 'helper' spring gone weak perhaps?
Any suggestions as to what is happening and a solution?
(Incidentally, the battery is good with clean contacts and all the wiring is fairly recent.)
I found the cut out supply wire had almost broken off at a terminal so I assumed that was the cause - but no.
I then found the blade fuse had allmost sheered but that wasn't the cause either.
It seems that the contacts will only open automatically when the tick over is at almost (but not quite) at stalling speed. I am not used to having the engine running this slowly at tick over.
Could it be the 'helper' spring gone weak perhaps?
Any suggestions as to what is happening and a solution?
(Incidentally, the battery is good with clean contacts and all the wiring is fairly recent.)