Omega Owners Forum
Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Miclyn on 17 June 2011, 13:30:42
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I reported an incident of total instrument failure on 12 June and Broomies Mate correctly identified the problem as Fuse 15 but a new fuse blew almost immediately the engine was started. We found that the fuse did not blow with the A/C off but failed as soon as it was switched on. With the engine running and the electric connection to the A/C compressor disconnected, no problem. As soon as the compressor was reconnected the fuse blew again. The compressor looked U/S so we fitted a new one, re gassed and still have the same problem. It’s getting expensive now and any ideas would be welcome
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Well, the compressor clutch is powered by fuse 29, not 15, so I'm not sure why that made a difference.
A common fault for fuse 15 is chafed wiring to the seat heaters under the front seats. It powers so many devices that tracking a fault down is not easy. It's been done on here before in some detail so a search might give you a few things to check.
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Fuse #15 also controls the a/c fans as I found out when it totally knocked out mine the other dayand all instruments also failed
Worth checking fans are not the cause of the problem .