blown fuse

[revmaaatin]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Mike Brodhead wrote:

> > > On Nov 20, 2006, at 4:49 AM, Ronald Criswell wrote: > > My Dad never got below 90 driving in central or West TX and

never

> > had an > > accident even driving on 2 ply biased belted tires. > > I did some research on this for a term paper back in high

school.

> One source claimed that high speed was not well correlated with > highway accidents, but was well correlated with severity of injury

in

> the event of an accident. This was 1984 or so, so there may be

some

> better research now. > > --mkb

Hi Mike, Place amusement switch-ON- I think the 'current' research would show that it was the sudden stop that correctly correlates with the severity of injury/accident. It is that sudden reversal of high-speed to 'all stop' that is painful. We all go fast, weither it be by KLR, pickup truck, snow ski's or quarter horse,it is the sudden stops that we remember the most... and when we forget what a sudden stop feels like, it is waiting for us around the next turn. smile. I can hardly wait! revmaaatin.

[David Critchley]

Speed has the unfortunate virtue of being easily measured, this makes it an easy target for the forces for good in the community. Careless driving, Inattention, overall bad driving habits and other risky behaviour are difficult or impossible to pin down, so a different culprit had to be found. In the Middle Ages, "Whipping Boys" were in use, speeding has filled a similar notch and has the side effect of making money for the local governments. Drive slowly, the wallet you are emptying is your own. DC Mike Brodhead wrote:

> > On Nov 20, 2006, at 4:49 AM, Ronald Criswell wrote: > > My Dad never got below 90 driving in central or West TX and never > > had an > > accident even driving on 2 ply biased belted tires. > > I did some research on this for a term paper back in high school. > One source claimed that high speed was not well correlated with > highway accidents, but was well correlated with severity of injury in > the event of an accident. This was 1984 or so, so there may be some > better research now. > > --mkb > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >

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[rosslindberg]

I had an issue with a self-resetting breaker. It was allowing 12 volts to pass though, but was not allowing enough amps to flow to get the job done. Took alot of head scratching to figure that one out. I stick to fuses now. Easier to diagnose IMHO. Ross Fertile, MN

> > > > Be careful about installing breakers which automatically reset.

If you use breakers of larger size such as 15 amp for the KLR, you may have a condition where wiring fries, breaker cuts out, resets, wiring fries, repeating. I don't care for breakers excepting for the head light circuit where they my provide a back-up of safety if the breaker is the faster reset type where it may allow the headlight to wink on and off rather than to go out. This often happens with older cage headlight switches where the breaker becomes weak. On the other side, it is hard to remember a case where the headlight breaker did the same with an over load. I doubt that the breaker really provides a real advantage but still the idea appeals.

> > > > Norm > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >