Isolate Electrical Shorts With In-Line Fuses (ASN 0595-04)

ISOLATE ELECTRICAL SHORTS WITH IN-LINE FUSES

TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN

ISOLATE SHORTS WITH IN-LINE FUSES

Model(s): All Acura Models through 1995

Group: Electrical

Bulletin No.: ASN 0595-04

Date: May, 1995

SERVICE INFORMATION

Locating short circuits is often time-consuming and frustrating, but here's a way to ease some of the pain. Use in-line fuses to isolate the portion of the circuit that's overloading the car's fuse.

Use your ETM to identify and locate the connectors in the problem circuit. Remove the terminal from the connector where you want to add the in-line fuse, and find matching terminals in the terminal pin kits (T/N 07JAZ-003000B or 07QAZ-003020B). Add a matching male and female terminal to an in-line fuse holder such as Radio Shacks P/N 270-1213 (or an equivalent).

When you install the in-line fuse adapter (highest capacity nearest the fuse box, lowest capacity nearest the component). Never increase the capacity of the fuse box fuse; the short may damage the wire harness. After all the in-line fuses are installed, operate all the components on the circuit. Based on which in-line fuse blows, you've isolated which portion of the circuit (or which component) is shorted. See Fig 1 .