B****dy fuse board

[lee02]

Hi all
I have blown the radio fuse on my vert. I pulled fuse 38
not blown.
However I cannot get the fuse back in by touch alone. Has anyone found an easier way of accessing the fuse board does it hinge down?
Am I missing something really simple
Lee

[Phil_D]

Beg borrow or steal a small child to do it for you, I’m still just flexible enough to get to it but I won’t be for much longer !!

[lee02]

Thanks, I can reach the board ok but cannot see the connectors.
I’m guessing the blade of the fuse is sliding down the side of the connector rather than in the middle

[lee02]

The plot thickens
The permanent live to the radio is working. The switched live from the ignition is dead on the ISO plug
I have checked fuses 37,38 & 39. It should be 38.
I think I fused it messing around removing the radio.
Is there a relay for the radio?

[The Three D Mucketeer]

Lee have you looked at my thread https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=12...

The vert fuse board is not as stated in the TVR supplied MK2 Targa handbook.

[lee02]

The Three D Mucketeer said:

Lee have you looked at my thread https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=12...

The vert fuse board is not as stated in the TVR supplied MK2 Targa handbook.

I have the vert fuse layout, the cigarette lighter has also gone dead which would indicate No 11 but thats ok

[Gladers01]

lee02 said:

The Three D Mucketeer said:

Lee have you looked at my thread https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=12...

The vert fuse board is not as stated in the TVR supplied MK2 Targa handbook.

I have the vert fuse layout, the cigarette lighter has also gone dead which would indicate No 11 but thats ok

It might be easier to read the voltage both sides of all the fuses in situ with a DC multi meter if the layout is incorrect, mine had a 'blade fuse extraction tool' fitted to the middle of the fuse box which looked like a small plastic yellow peg and made the removal and refitting of the fuses much easier

[lee02]

Mostly fixed. I removed every fused checked it with a multimeter then replaced it. I put a fuse in the location of the spares the radio works and the boot opens again.
Cigarette lighter still dead which is a pain as I use it for the battery conditioner.
Guess I’m looking for a live in the boot now to rewire the battery charger.

What idiot thought putting the fuse board upside in the drivers foot well was a good idea. I love the car but that ridiculous.

[lee02]

I have the vert manuel written by Phil Tudhope. The fuse arrangement is wrong for my car. The radio is not working again.
If anyone with a convertible would be so kind as to take a few images of their fuse board I would be eternally grateful.
Lee

[The Three D Mucketeer]

lee02 said:

I have the vert manuel written by Phil Tudhope. The fuse arrangement is wrong for my car. The radio is not working again.
If anyone with a convertible would be so kind as to take a few images of their fuse board I would be eternally grateful.
Lee

Maybe you should speak to the author , and not me .
The correct layout I referred to earlier





PS I know I upgraded brake/fog fuse from 7.5 to 10 amps after it blew years ago

Edited by The Three D Mucketeer on Sunday 1st September 10:25

[sct_w4]

I’d gamble with it being the convertible and therefore a late Tuscan, it will have same fuse board layout as Sagaris and not the layout as illustrated in Tuscan manuals.

[The Three D Mucketeer]

sct_w4 said:

I’d gamble with it being the convertible and therefore a late Tuscan, it will have same fuse board layout as Sagaris and not the layout as illustrated in Tuscan manuals.

The Significant differences between a MK2 and Vert/MK3 Fuse Layout appears to be :-

11 instead of 20 for Ciggy/Aux Power Connector
30 instead of 34 for Fuel Pump
20 for the Dash ECU which a MK2 doesn't seem to have
It also appears Phil Tudhopes Cabin Controls Manual has edited the original but not quite correctly , since the Text doesn't match the diagram Fuses 4 & 5 in particular.

Problem is TVR never produced a manual for Convertibles or wavey dash Targas (MK3s?) , they supplied the old MK2 Targa handbook which was out of date/incorrect.
When I purchased the car new in 2006 , i received a letter telling me the handbook would be produced shortly and one supplied was interim , unfortunately TVR went into Administration so my Handbook and 3 year warranty never materialised .

You maybe right ...fuses from the Sag Handbook



More in common than

Edited by The Three D Mucketeer on Monday 2nd September 16:12