{"id":50787,"date":"2017-09-29T20:50:50","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T11:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=50787"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:44:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:44:56","slug":"z1r-wiring-check-and-blown-fuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20170929\/everyday-events\/z1r-wiring-check-and-blown-fuses","title":{"rendered":"Z1R Wiring Check and Blown Fuses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"decob-1470960450\" class=\"decob- decob-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/advertise\" aria-label=\"ad_sample_1456_180_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1.png 1456w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-300x37.png 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-1024x127.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-768x95.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1456px) 100vw, 1456px\" width=\"812\" height=\"100\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50771\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC_5017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/DSC_5017.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/DSC_5017-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/DSC_5017-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The fuses blow from time to time, so let&#8217;s check it out.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50772\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC_5013.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/DSC_5013.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/DSC_5013-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/DSC_5013-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nSince some time has passed, I&#8217;m going to go through everything from front to back.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50773\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC_5016.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/DSC_5016.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/DSC_5016-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/DSC_5016-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nI really hate shared turn signal grounds.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50774\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC_5015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/DSC_5015.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/DSC_5015-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/DSC_5015-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nJust a little polish and solder, and it looks clean. The workability is excellent too.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50775\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/P1670182.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/P1670182.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/P1670182-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/P1670182-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nThis looks good! Finding what seems to be the cause gives me a little peace of mind.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50776\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/P1670183.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/P1670183.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/P1670183-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/P1670183-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nIt was white.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50777\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC_5022.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/DSC_5022.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/DSC_5022-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/DSC_5022-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50778\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/P1670181.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/P1670181.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/P1670181-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/P1670181-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nI&#8217;ll work through the details bit by bit.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50779\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC_5019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/DSC_5019.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/DSC_5019-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/DSC_5019-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50780\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC_5018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/DSC_5018.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/DSC_5018-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/DSC_5018-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nSince tube fuses are problematic, I&#8217;ll switch to blade fuses.<br \/>\nThis is a fuse holder and headlight relay holder combined.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50781\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC_5027.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/DSC_5027.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/DSC_5027-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/DSC_5027-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nI&#8217;ll use low-profile fuses. For waterproof, compact options with a wide range of amperage settings, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.littelfuse.co.jp\/\">Littelfuse<\/a> and similar brands offer great convenience.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50782\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC_5024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/DSC_5024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/DSC_5024-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/DSC_5024-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nSince I rarely need to handle 20A, I use mini fuses for that.<\/p>\n<p>This low profile is incredible.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50783\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC_5023.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/DSC_5023.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/DSC_5023-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/DSC_5023-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I mounted it inside the side cover with good access and no modification to the main body.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50784\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/DSC_5028.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/DSC_5028.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/DSC_5028-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/DSC_5028-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nTime passes, all operations are complete, and I try to start the engine&#8230; but it won&#8217;t start?<br \/>\nThe kill switch is only getting 1V. Everything else is coming through fine.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50785\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/P1670195.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/P1670195.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/P1670195-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/P1670195-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nThe battery is the most upstream point, so I&#8217;ll trace downstream from there.<br \/>\nAt this connector, it drops to 1V. How is that even possible?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-50786\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/P1670196.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/P1670196.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/P1670196-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/09\/P1670196-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nJust this? It seems unbelievable, but once I strip the insulation, current flows perfectly.<\/p>\n<p>It looks quick, but it&#8217;s incredibly tedious and time-consuming work.<br \/>\nNow we can be confident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fuses blow from time to time, so let&#8217;s check it out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":50771,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pochipp_cv_data":"","swell_btn_cv_data":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1924],"tags":[115],"class_list":["post-50787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-everyday-events","tag-z-aircooled"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50787"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50787\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}