Re: Power Antenna Wiring
Posted by Ken Hill On 2017/7/23 15:00:59
I came across this thread when searching for help to troubleshoot my automatic antenna on my '56 Clipper, but I didn't completely find an answer to my problem; so, here it is.
Over the past 12 years that I've had this car, the automatic antenna worked with no problems. Yesterday, when I pulled into my driveway, I turned off the motor and ignition switch, and then pushed in the antenna knob to lower it (I usually leave the motor on when lowering the antenna). As the antenna lowered, the motor slowed down to a stop, and then smoke started coming from the switch. Fortunately, no fire but it did smell like burning rubber.
After I let things cool. I crawled under the dash and noticed that one of the electric butts to the switched melted. Whiled trouble shooting and checked all the fuses in the fuse bus under the dash; all were fine (with the excepting of no fuse for the clock - I don't have a clock). My shop manual says the electric antenna uses an SFE 20 Amp. fuse, but I can't locate the fuse.
Any help the members of this group can give me is very much appreciated.
-Ken
PS: I had just returned home from buying a fire extinguisher. Fortunately, I didn't have to use it.
Over the past 12 years that I've had this car, the automatic antenna worked with no problems. Yesterday, when I pulled into my driveway, I turned off the motor and ignition switch, and then pushed in the antenna knob to lower it (I usually leave the motor on when lowering the antenna). As the antenna lowered, the motor slowed down to a stop, and then smoke started coming from the switch. Fortunately, no fire but it did smell like burning rubber.
After I let things cool. I crawled under the dash and noticed that one of the electric butts to the switched melted. Whiled trouble shooting and checked all the fuses in the fuse bus under the dash; all were fine (with the excepting of no fuse for the clock - I don't have a clock). My shop manual says the electric antenna uses an SFE 20 Amp. fuse, but I can't locate the fuse.
Any help the members of this group can give me is very much appreciated.
-Ken
PS: I had just returned home from buying a fire extinguisher. Fortunately, I didn't have to use it.
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