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Old 12-09-2016, 09:26 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by twistedtree View Post
Wow, good catch on both problems.

BTW, does your thruster have a fuse? Those cables melted together should have blown the fuse, at least in theory.
Yes, there is a fuse. The cables were between the fuse and the thruster. Fuse did not blow. Even worse it fed back through the system to the acuator. Issue is a continuously running thruster probably has consistent draw, just heats up. So the fuse would not come into play.

Why it blew the acuator motor I do not know. Though a 12v motor getting 24v might not need much of an additional surge to blow. Plus the fuse might be 50V, I will need to look at that.
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