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Offline Harry

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So, NOW I know what "SP" stands for....
« on: March 30, 2005, 02:39:55 PM »
Heading for work, late again, need gas...damn! Heres a gas station, pull in, engine cuts out 6 feet from pump. Hmm, probably hot, wont idle? 'K, fill er up, pay, ignition on....dead. Huh? Fuses ok, wonder what the 15A SP fuse is for right next to the 15A MAIN, no wait, the top of the main fuse fell off in my hand....mmmm, silver foil scrunched up should remake the contact...ignition, LIGHTS, lift off. Chuckle at my wisdom for 'bout 400 yards, bike dead. Damn. Pull over, side stand, fuel gushes out everywhere AAARGH! no, wait, I just filled tank on center stand so this is OVERFLOW! Ha, Ha, repeat silver foil trick, ride another 400 yards before bike dies again. DAMN! Gonna be late for work, try using the mysterious 15A SP fuse as a main fuse....better check what I "lost" by taking the SP fuse out.....EVERYTHING works!!

...and finally it dawned: the SP in 15A SP stands for...SPare fuse! Yep, there was also a 7A SP sitting right beside the 7A headlight fuse, shiny and unused! What a warm feeling I had - thanks again, Mr. Honda, nearly 30 years after you crafted this bike for me I sat at the side of a dusty country road and appreciated your foresight. You have a nice day, now...
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Re: So, NOW I know what "SP" stands for....
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2005, 04:45:33 PM »
dont worry mate, you werent the only one.... i went and bought new fuses only to read my manual, and had a spare anyway.... peace
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Re: So, NOW I know what "SP" stands for....
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2005, 07:55:46 PM »
I was wonderin how my "Special Purpose" worked in there?????
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Re: So, NOW I know what "SP" stands for....
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2005, 10:23:51 PM »
OHhhhhhhhhhh, I've got you all beat!

About 2 months ago, I was riding my 1974 550 4 (Bronco Bike) in temps about 55 degrees, stoped at a stop sign, put it in first gear, turned right, cranked it to about 3,000 rpm and head up a steep hill.  I get about 25 feet and....it dies - just as if I had hit the kill switch.

Now, I've had some "issues" with blowing fuses on a previous ride which included being TOWED! back to Local Honda Shop.  Luckily I knew where to look for spares...so I put the spare in the main fuse and ....zap, she runs like new! 

So, I get myself home and then the next week I drop by the local Honda repair shop, where Bronco Bike gets spiffed up, and I tell them the problem, (after buying 9 -15 amp fuses!!! Just in case I'd like to go for a ride of say...20-30 miles!).  So they tell me how to check to see if it is "main" line problem, or if it is one of the other 2 fuses blowing. 

So, now I've ridden her 3 times (about 18 miles) and NO FUSES are blowing!  (she's just trying to psych me out, so I'll go up into the mountains), where she can STOP!!

Anyway, after studying the fuses - I now have 9 -15 amps 2-5 amps, 2 -7 amps. 

Have I got enough for a day trip??

Linda
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Re: So, NOW I know what "SP" stands for....
« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2005, 04:13:30 AM »
is that all?.... :D :P... two packets of 15's..2 packets of 7's and a packet of 10's.... two  spark plug caps,set of plugs,my old points plate(i have a dyna's' on atm).
  extra screw driver, feelers gauges, and my spark plug spanners... 8)... i also changed my fuse box.. to blade type... it melted on my one day, and was easier to replace the box, with one i rewired...peace
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Re: So, NOW I know what "SP" stands for....
« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2005, 11:50:31 AM »
Well, I'm gonna have to put going to local Honda shop into my palm pilot on a weekly basis! LOL!!

Your fuse thingy (isn't my technical knowlegde staggering!!) looks a lot different than mine.  I've only got 3 spots for a fuse and it is horizontal, not verticle?  (am I missing another fuse area?)

THanks for the photos, I've still not learned how to post here.

Linda
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Re: So, NOW I know what "SP" stands for....
« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2005, 04:36:50 PM »
no it wont be the same... mine melted..... there was lots of smoke.... :o.. so i  replced mine, disconnected all the wires and resoldered them to a universal, blade type fuse holder, you get from an auto store... turned out cheaper.. peace.

  regarding your fuse blowing... they only blow if yo have a short somewere... check your wireing.... if it keeps blowing them... then you have a problem.... peace.

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Re: So, NOW I know what "SP" stands for....
« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2005, 05:19:02 PM »
Yea, I'm supposed to bring lots of spare fuses with me, then when anything blows, I have pencil an paper to draw a photo of which fuse blew and what amp it was.  Then the shop will trace it down and rewire what is bad.

Linda
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Re: So, NOW I know what "SP" stands for....
« Reply #8 on: April 10, 2005, 09:49:40 PM »
they sound really helpfull.... good luck, there is nothing worse than a problem you cant find... just found mine yesterday... have a look at the Hesitation post in the tech forum... sometimes the easiest things are the hardest to find... :-\...

   Keep us in the loop regarding developments... peace.
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Re: So, NOW I know what "SP" stands for....
« Reply #9 on: July 20, 2005, 09:37:46 AM »
Last summer my fuse would run continually hot enough to melt the solder in the caps. I was wondering why my signal lights were so dim and found them to be full of water.
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Re: So, NOW I know what "SP" stands for....
« Reply #10 on: July 20, 2005, 04:15:48 PM »
Quote from: smithrelo on April 10, 2005, 11:50:31 AM
I've only got 3 spots for a fuse and it is horizontal, not verticle?  (am I missing another fuse area?)

For the 74 CB550, three fuses is all that were tha thad fixed mountings in the fuse box.  The fuse box cover had spare fuses installed in there.
Earlier CB500 had spare fuses located under the seat near the front of that tool tray over the air filter.  There is a small rectangular area where the spare fuses are (were) kept.

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Re: So, NOW I know what "SP" stands for....
« Reply #11 on: July 20, 2005, 08:53:14 PM »
so thats what that little spot full of water was for.  I was thinking it was for a little refreshment because my fuses are in a little rubber cover on the fuse panel. 74 CB550
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