RE: melted heater switch--HELP!

[Jim Jablonski <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

[AD removed for archives]
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Erase wrinkles without painful injections with Nexiderm SP.
Nexiderm SP is clinically proven to reduce wrinkles by 68% Click 
here to get your 30-day free supply.
caadHlnbOyW3Na/Nexiderm
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Hi Sean,

I am not home, so I don't have a wiring schematic with me, and I don't 
recall if the heater switch is part a circuit connected to the resistor 
(doesn't sound right, but who knows).  I was just thinking about your 
noting that the wire from the resistor was melted.

Regards,

Jim Jablonski
Royal Oak, Michigan
'64 Fury
Sean Bolter wrote:
> 
> Thanks for replying, Jim!
> 
> The ballast resistor was on the car when I bought it, and everything 
> seemed to work fine.  Do you think that might be the problem?
> 
> Sean
> 
> Jim Jablonski wrote:
> > 
> > Sean,
> > 
> > This is just a guess, and probably an obvious one at that, but often the 
> > 
> > 
> > obvious is overlooked ...
> > 
> > Have you changed the ballast resistor recently?  Perhaps the wrong 
> > resistor was installed ... or is faulty ... and it is not appropriately 
> > limiting voltage (it's purpose)?
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> > Jim Jablonski
> > Royal Oak, Michigan
> > '64 Fury
> > 
> > 
> > Sean Bolter wrote:
> > > 
> > > The heater selector switch on my 1964, non-A/C Fury has severe melting 
> > > problems.  When I bought the car, it worked fine, as did the blower.  It 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > has since had the buttons freeze up, and the blower stopped working.  I 
> > > removed the blower and hotwired it, and it works fine out of the car.  
> > > Anthony Powell is rebuilding the switch, and he says the melting is 
> > > pretty bad.  Any ideas?
> > > 
> > > I don't know if it is related, but one of the terminals going to my 
> > > ballast resistor is a little melted.
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > 
> > > Sean Bolter

[AD removed for archives]
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Ben & Jerry?s® or Häagen-Dazs®?
Take our Nationwide Ice Cream Survey today! Receive a FREE* $100 
Restaurant Gift Card of your choice or $100 worth of Ben & 
Jerry?s® or Häagen-Dazs® ice cream for participating!
caadKb7bOyW3Nf/Ice Cream Research Survey
-------------------------------------------------------------------

----
Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person.  I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic.  Thanks!

'62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html. 



bOyW3N.