Battery fuse

Tiny
BSOMERS
  • MEMBER
  • 1998 HONDA PRELUDE
98 Honda prelude boosted backwards, is there a fuse or fuseable link?
Monday, April 11th, 2011 AT 6:19 PM

3 Replies

Tiny
SATURNTECH9
  • MECHANIC
  • 30,869 POSTS
So what is not working sine the reversed jump?Has your battery been charged and tested before you go looking for blown fuses?
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Monday, April 11th, 2011 AT 6:30 PM
Tiny
CARADIODOC
  • MECHANIC
  • 33,916 POSTS
Look for a bolted-in fuse for the generator in the under-hood fuse box, but expect to find a lot of blown fuses. There are a number of computers on the car that can't tolerate reverse voltage. They have diodes between the feed and ground wires. (Diodes are one-way valves for electrical current). When everything is connected properly, the diodes are in the circuit backwards and do nothing. When the polarity is reversed, the diodes become a short circuit causing the fuse to blow, thereby protecting the computer from damage. Normally just the fuse blows but it is also possible for a computer to be damaged in that instant before the fuse pops. Look for two fuse boxes, one under the hood and one inside the car.
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Monday, April 11th, 2011 AT 6:31 PM
Tiny
SATURNTECH9
  • MECHANIC
  • 30,869 POSTS
I would check every fuse to see if it's blown who knows what fuses could have been blown or what damage you might have been done.
Was this
answer
helpful?
Yes
No
Monday, April 11th, 2011 AT 6:31 PM

Please login or register to post a reply.

Sponsored links