car fuse die due to high current. I need device to absorb excess current

[picard]

my car main fuse died a week ago. My car wouldn't start at all. In short, someone on Honda forum told me that there was too much current running through the circuit.

Is there a fuse/device to drain absorb excess current ?

 

[UberLumens]

Its a bad idea to just put a higher current fuse in there. It blew for a reason, find the cause and it wont blow the fuse.

 

[Diesel_Bomber]

I agree w/ UL. Something caused your fuse to blow, and any short large enough to blow your main fuse is a serious matter indeed. Be thankful, it probably kept your car from catching on fire. Find the real problem.

 

[Lynx_Arc]

what are you running extra that is draining so much current?

 

[RepProdigious]

Is there a fuse/device to drain absorb excess current ?

Maybe read up a bit on basic electronic circuitry? Looking for a device that 'absorbs' current in an attempt to reduce current going through a circuit with all the parts in that circuit still working the same could put you on quite the wild goose chase...

When a fuse blows you have something on board that uses excessive power or you have a short somewhere. Fix that, dont ever change the fuse to a higher value one! If you do that the fuse might not be the weakest link anymore and you will break important/expensive parts in its stead.

By the way, have you tried just replacing the fuse? Maybe the fuse just crapped out on you due to old age....

 

[Alaric Darconville]

It's time to take the car to a qualified mechanic.

The fuse did what it was designed to do-- blow if too much current was flowing through it. By doing that, it almost certainly prevented a fire.

While I'm all for DIY, it's best if the DIYer has some basic understanding of the theory before attempting to fix it.

 

[Lightdoctor]

what are you running extra that is draining so much current?

He's probably got a mega bass stereo, multiple sets of lights up front, neon lights on the undercarrage (probably wired in a bad manner, no wire protection) with his tail pipe on the ground. (He said that he belongs to a Honda forum...:duh2

 

[Lynx_Arc]

He's probably got a mega bass stereo, multiple sets of lights up front, neon lights on the undercarrage (probably wired in a bad manner, no wire protection) with his tail pipe on the ground. (He said that he belongs to a Honda forum...:duh2

well like about half the threads in this forum people post wanting help and don't give any information required for people to help them with.

 

[RepProdigious]

He's probably got a mega bass stereo, multiple sets of lights up front, neon lights on the undercarrage (probably wired in a bad manner, no wire protection) with his tail pipe on the ground. (He said that he belongs to a Honda forum...:duh2

Any serious stereo will have its own private fuse... heck, my old set-up even had its own battery hooked up by some old camper-van diode thingy

 

[Alaric Darconville]

my old set-up even had its own battery hooked up by some old camper-van diode thingy

A battery isolator.

Picard didn't mention here if he'd made any modifications (usually these sorts of things are prepended with "Hey, I just installed X and now my car won't start").

However, I stand by my advice that he seek a qualified mechanic (even if he has to get it towed there).

 

[Kuryakin]

To be brief, fix what's wrong. Period. There really is no other solution. If the fuse went bad as in corrosion, etc., put a new one in and life will be fine.
If it blew due to an overload, find out what caused the overload and fix that. The fuse blew for a reason, find the reason and repair the issue!

my car main fuse died a week ago. My car wouldn't start at all. In short, someone on Honda forum told me that there was too much current running through the circuit.

Is there a fuse/device to drain absorb excess current ?

 

[jugornot]

my car main fuse died a week ago. My car wouldn't start at all. In short, someone on Honda forum told me that there was too much current running through the circuit.

Is there a fuse/device to drain absorb excess current ?

Only qualified electricians/automotive technicians have the required device you seek. As an electrician/instrument tech with 33 years experience, I can tell by your question any further attempt of repair by you may result in personal or property damage. You are clearly over your head on this one.

 

[alpg88]

are you sure you don't have a short somewhere??
did it happened after you installed\fixed something, or just happened for no reason??
either way you need take to electrician.

now a days there is a awesome device on the market that will find short in seconds, called FLIR, i use it at work to monitor circuits, i just look at switch panel thru it and it shows right away which breaker is under load and which is not. too bad it cost my company 15000. but instead of hours to find problem old school way, it takes minutes, sometime seconds to spot problem and see potential problem.

 

[picard]

I have high power halogen lights for both low & high beam plus Hella fog lights.
The halogen light produce a white color beam similar to HID but slight tint.

I only use fog light when the road is dark. I use mostly my low beam.

My car has stock radio. There is no fancy stereo system.

 

[bshanahan14rulz]

best bet is take it to a mechanic, something's wrong with the electrical system if it keeps blowing a big fuse, and it would be easier for them to troubleshoot it than you.

Battery's not touching the hood, is it?

 

[RepProdigious]

best bet is take it to a mechanic, something's wrong with the electrical system if it keeps blowing a big fuse, and it would be easier for them to troubleshoot it than you.

Battery's not touching the hood, is it?

Battery touching the hood wouldn't hurt your fuses a bit....

Am i right in thinking that the main fuse doesn't actually has anything to do with the lights? Now my Honda skills are a bit rusty but in most cars the headlights have their on fuses, isn't it like this in yours? How heavy a main fuse does your Honda use and what's in the main group?

 

[kingofwylietx]

The headlights should have a fuse. The main fuse is a catch-all, much larger than any of the other fuses/circuit breakers. It protects the whole system.

 

[RepProdigious]

The headlights should have a fuse. The main fuse is a catch-all, much larger than any of the other fuses/circuit breakers. It protects the whole system.

If you have a car with a master fuse like that locating the problem is very very easy; the problem will be somewhere between the fuse itself and the 'regular' fuse box(es). If the problem lies behind a fusebox you'd trip the normal fuses and never the main one because none of the normal fuses would be as high or higher than the master-fuse!