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Re: Could a magnetic field around CIMs cause fuses to blow?

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Originally Posted by Bduggan04
How did you prevent backfeed? I don't think the motor is powering it, I think it's a short. Disconnect the input side and rerun the test, then if it doesn't do anything, disconnect the output side wires and reattach the input side.

Also, I didn't notice the picture before, but you are grounding the electrical system to the frame, something I don't believe you are alowed to do. Disconnect your groundstrap and see if the problem dissappears. The groundstrap could turn a harmless short of one of the terminals into a nightmare.
The frame is not being used as a ground, the motor's wire was disconnected and is pointing straight up. Sorry I was not very clear, backfeed was prevented by removing the motor's wires from the Victor. When we did this the Victor no longer came on as it had before. We know the power is not coming from the power supply because if it were it would be getting constant power and not power only when we run the right side motors.
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