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    Default Early Modern “Red Lions” Restoration HELP

    So I have this helicopter “Red Lions” early modern in the midst of a large scale restoration. Truth be told, the termites did one heck of a job on this poor machine, but I’m determined to bring it back!

    The other night, I was working on it while it was plugged in and all the lights were going and everything was fine, but when I unplugged it, and replugged it back in, it is totally dead! What a tease!!

    Could this be a fuse? If so, where do I find it on this machine??



    Does anyone else have any other ideas as to what could have happened? It’s like someone flipped a switch on the machine....one second it worked, the next time I plugged it in, it didn’t... Please let me know if you have any helpful tips! Thanks!!


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    Default Re: Early Modern “Red Lions” Restoration HELP

    9EDAB931-B6AD-43F8-9C11-188584222982.jpegWell, I’d say I’ve found the culprit....anyone know where I can buy a 3A fuse??

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    is it a standard 20mm x 5mm
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    Default Re: Early Modern “Red Lions” Restoration HELP

    You can probably find one at a decent hardware store. Specialty lighting stores also usually carry fuses of that style for different lamps.

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    Default Re: Early Modern “Red Lions” Restoration HELP

    And just like that, we are back to square one. Why am I blowing a 3A 250V fuse in a 3A in-line fuse setup? On the bottom is the original fuse. Top is new fuse.





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    Do you have a multimeter? I'd search up those yellow wires for a short circuit.

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    So I don’t have one, but no matter where you put the new fuse, it will pop (in any of the three in-line positions!) the originals are fine. Is it the difference between a slow blow and fast blow fuse??


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    without a meter its hard to fault find, unless you do it the way that eats fuses. which is taek note/label then unplug all the main connectors then turn on and see if the fuse blows. then plug one thing at a time and see if the fuse blows. its not ideal and the safest way to do it is to turn the power off before unplugging or plugging anything in.
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    So you guys don’t think it’s a fuse issue?? Even though wherever I put the new fuse, just the new fuse blows and not the other original two??

    I guess I’ll be buying a meter. I don’t know how to use one, and I’ve never seen one used before, but I’ll try searching on YouTube.




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    I really can't work why you seem to have 3 fuse holders.

    Ok. Also confused that you say the original fuses are ok?
    But one did original blow? Right? Check the fuses old and new for a letter t or f

    If the new one is f it will blow quicker than the old ones if they are t.

    But forget all that. You have a fault thats causing the 3A fuse to blow anyway. If you have a short. It's always going blow one of them.
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    Default Re: Early Modern “Red Lions” Restoration HELP

    Yes, one of the original three is blown. What I was saying is that you can put the new fuse in any of those inline capsules, and it will blow. If you put the original back in, it won’t.

    I’ll check the fuses for a t or f when I get home, but I don’t recall see that on either.


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    That's the thing. What do you mean by original? The blown fuse?

    Here's some pics of some fuses I had lying around. You can see the letter before the fuse rating

    T800ma F1A T800ma F2A

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    When I say original I literally mean the three fuses that came with the machine haha


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    I’ll put up pictures of my fuses when I get home


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    If your putting the original blown fuse in anywhere. The circuit is already broken. So the new fuse will not blow.
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    Default Re: Early Modern “Red Lions” Restoration HELP

    I’m putting the two working ones of the original three in. The third is the new one


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    Default Re: Early Modern “Red Lions” Restoration HELP

    Try the sniff test. Stick your nose as close as you can and take a good long smell of each area in the back side. If you smell something nasty and burnt, your short is probably in that area.

    You can also do this visually if you pull some covers off.

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