Series 3 owner! and a few questions

[weatherm]

Nope I just hooked it up straight to the battery and it turned on.. no fuse... put it back in the truck put a fuse in and flick the switch .. pop... hope this helps guys.. im a electric novice. I guess the next question is what fuse should I use??

Did you hook it to the battery through a 20a fuse? Assuming the wiring isn't shorted anywhere, it could be that the motor is just drawing too much current. Maybe sticky bearings or some such. I don't have any idea what the motor is supposed to draw.

 

[Antichrist]

Well, to be honest I'm not sure, but the 8 fuses in a SIII were all 35 amp.

 

[weatherm]

Well since a need a pack of those anyways... I guess I'll give it a shot.

Well, to be honest I'm not sure, but the 8 fuses in a SIII were all 35 amp.