Cost of Auto-Sparky

Yours spot on, it could take 10 minutes to diagnose and find the problem and another 3 hours to get to the problem and repair it.

As mentioned below it is only a simple fault....... everything is a simple fault no matter what it is , the only thing that varies is the amount of time taken to fix it..... yeap everything is a simple fault. LOL

It is a pity some people just comment with no substance or guidance.

Anthony F1 is asking for some help not erroneous meaningless comment which is of no use at all.

It's funny how the title of the tread was "Cost of Auto-Sparky" and he went into detail about his attempted to fix it and he is asking about the cost of an auto elec.

Obviously some don't read the question and take it in there own view that Anthony like many others knows it all and was asking a question of "how do I fix my electrical problem" NOT "cost of auto sparky".

I think Iancie 49 and my self answered his question sensible without getting off track and what else could both of us say.

I don't see anywhere in his post; him asking how to fix the problem.

Bit like someone asking about staying at a caravan park..... and the replies they get are about how to run a caravan park, both similar and to do with caravans but both very different.

If Anthony was asking how to fix the problem then I apologise to all involved for misunderstanding the original question..... and I'll go a hide under my rock.

Good on you Anthony for having the brains and the guts to admit the problem is over your head and you want professional help..... it would be nice if some others had the guts to admit their limitations.

Clean all muck out of the inside of the plug and when dry get a magnifying glass and look carefully at each connection. A common fault is a single tiny thin strand of wire poking out and touching a neighbouring connector or even another strand from the next wire.

I have a very tiny pair of side cutters and a good wire stripper. If it looks messy at all get yourself some and redo every connection, carefully and neatly. Even if this does not fix it, at least it shouldn't cause an issue in the middle of the desert or in Sydney CBD.

I would say that a sparky could start at $100. Mine charged me $50 to replace a length of 100 amp wire to go to an accessory fuse box on one occasion and about $60 on another time to hook my wiring for the fog light switch in the console to the car's looms so that the fog lights operated legally.

If your in Canberra I could do it. Or introduce you to my autoelectrician.

Phil

PJR
That is good advice, and may save Anthony some money, unlike the advice of others whoa re happy to see him spend money.
The O Great 1 won't like your comment either.
Cheers
Ross M

I'm in the naughty corner.

OR.......you could say sorry for shooting my mouth off.....After re reading the original post I realised you did actually answer the question and there was no need for my initial comment?
Just a thought?

What i use for tracing shorts in vehicle wiring, is wire a 55W 12V headlight globe across the blown fuse. If there is a short it will be bright, then go searching along the afected circuits untill the globe either goes out or dimms.

So does it blow without the light in - try taking them out and changing the fuse, turn the parkers on for 5 minutes, if it blows then look to what Ross M & PJR were telling you, if not, then look at the wattage on the globes and confirm that it is correct from the users manual - someone may well have replaced them with higher wattage units and this incombination with the rest of the load on that circuit may blow the fuse.

cheers & good luck