It was an afternoon of chuckles. After receiving the necessary electrical components for the fuse block it was time to put everything together. First was to splice into the coach wiring harness that was set up by....can you guess who? Yup, that was my first chuckle!
I have a got another friend who not so jokingly says "to cut is to cure". As you can guess he is a surgeon, and I couldn't help but chuckle when I was fishing through the wires in the chase I thought to myself "I wonder if this is what it is like I was trying to find a specific vessel in a bundle of thoracic organs?"
I am sure he would be disgusted, if not down right offended, at the analogy but for me, it was the second chuckle of the day.
Regardless of his approval, I scrubbed the surgical site(aka wiped off the dust with my hands) and made my initial incision. I placed a shunt and closed the wound using medical grade electrical tape!
If the former was thoracic, this was neurosurgery. Albeit this is less nerve racking than having the balance of someone's life in your hands. The install of the new fuse blocks was very much plug and play so the wiring was quick and easy.
While there I decided to clean up a little post desgn wiring that I was never thrilled with. The computer interface for the hydraulic fan required power. The install took power from an open circuit but there was no fuse terminal end available so they went to plan "B" which resulted in an unsightly piggyback wire across the front.
A simple cut and paste, crimp, heat shrink and install. Now the fuse is part of the block.
It was a great weekend, cool yes, frosty? perhaps! But getting a little done here and there makes me feel good inside.
Until next time!!
Nice work! I like electrical troubleshooting and repair. But then again I am a bit weird :)
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