Re: R11 O/D Fails to Electrically Engage

Posted by Fish'n Jim On 2014/10/4 21:04:16

A few words on electrical safety:
Anytime a preventive safety device like a fuse blows or circuit breaker trips, it's due to reaction to a fault condition. In this case, overamping. It is an indicator and warning that a non-normal condition (fault) caused it. Good practice is the fault(s) needs to be found and corrected before re-energizing the circuit.
Simply replacing a blown fuse, resetting, or bypassing, in a faulty circuit has consequences, like experienced, and further damage or injury can/will occur. That's what the fuse is there for, to protect the down line equipment from overload.
Always check the circuit and correct the fault before you re-install a fuse or reset a breaker to make sure it's not going to just blow/trip again and cause further damage. (You're life may depend on it)

As good as this forum is a source of info and suggestions what/where to look for, it's impractical for diagnosis.