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Title: Takes a licking n still keeps ticking
Post by: nathankaye on August 23, 2017, 12:54:25 pm
Opened back of van to start on next job and was greeted with an horrendous smell. Couldnt initially work out why or if it was in the air or not!!  Then i saw my 24v motor for the hose reel smoking!!

Once my hose is all back in the van i trap it in the van doors ready for next job. But this time something fell onto my ON switch and obviously the reel couldnt spin and so it was burning the motor out. Realised this when i spotted smoke coming from the motor!!

Glad to say now that it has cooled down etc it still works!!!    Or that would have snooked my already wet working day today!
Title: Re: takes a licking n still keeps ticking
Post by: Stoots on August 23, 2017, 05:49:38 pm
My wiring burns out if I have the reel on but don't let it spin  :D need some thicker gauge wire I reckon
Title: Re: takes a licking n still keeps ticking
Post by: Simon Trapani on August 23, 2017, 06:12:23 pm
Or a fuse?
Title: Re: takes a licking n still keeps ticking
Post by: Stoots on August 23, 2017, 06:53:34 pm
well no, because it would keep blowing it,  and if it didnt blow it the wiring would burn out.

Thicker wire needed
Title: Re: takes a licking n still keeps ticking
Post by: duncan h on August 23, 2017, 07:23:40 pm
Mine just stops dead. Doesn't effect it. Your not running it on 24volts are you
Title: Re: takes a licking n still keeps ticking
Post by: Simon Trapani on August 23, 2017, 10:06:16 pm
Quote from: adam thompson on August 23, 2017, 06:53:34 pm
well no, because it would keep blowing it,  and if it didnt blow it the wiring would burn out.

Thicker wire needed
I thought the whole point of having a fuse rated lower than the wiring was so it would blow before your wire melts?
Title: Re: takes a licking n still keeps ticking
Post by: P @ F on August 23, 2017, 10:17:06 pm
Quote from: Simon Trapani on August 23, 2017, 10:06:16 pm
Quote from: adam thompson on August 23, 2017, 06:53:34 pm
well no, because it would keep blowing it,  and if it didnt blow it the wiring would burn out.

Thicker wire needed
I thought the whole point of having a fuse rated lower than the wiring was so it would blow before your wire melts?
No , that cant be right , i would much rather rewire the van than pop in a new 50p fuse  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: takes a licking n still keeps ticking
Post by: Stoots on August 23, 2017, 10:38:54 pm
Yes you need a fuse lower than the wiring so it blows first

But if the wire you are using is so thin to begin with that it burns out as soon as it is under  load then you need to replace it with the correct gauge wire first then add a fuse incase you do as Nathan did.

No point putting a fuse in with the current wiring  otherwise it would  blow everytime I stopped the reel with my hand which would be many times a day
Title: Re: takes a licking n still keeps ticking
Post by: Simon Trapani on August 23, 2017, 10:42:12 pm
So why didn't you buy the correct thicker wire in the first place?
Title: Re: takes a licking n still keeps ticking
Post by: Stoots on August 24, 2017, 08:58:06 am
Because I used what I had lying about.

Now I've realised my mistake I will get the correct wire

Any more questions?  :)
Title: Re: Takes a licking n still keeps ticking
Post by: Simon Trapani on August 24, 2017, 02:49:04 pm
Just one but I probably best not type it ;D