Re: IML: what is a "circuitbreaker" exactly..

["Bill Watson" <wwatson5@xxxxxxxxx>]

The power antenna of the 1960 Imperial was taken from the circuit breaker
for the rear seat cigar lighters, which was one of a pack of three breakers,
the other two being for the power windows and power seats.   A 10-gauge
Black wire is spliced off the red wire from the BAT terminal on the starter
relay which heads to the amp gauge.

There is no further detail on the 1960 wiring diagram, but looking at the
1961 Imperial wiring diagram (which does give some detail) there are two
wires running from the connector to the antenna motor :

Yellow (18-gauge) : Goes to antenna switch (U)
Brown (18 gauge) : Goes to antenna swtich (D)

There us a third wire on the switch (B), Black (18 gauge) that goes to the
same fuse as the cigar lighter.

The fuse for the cigar lighter show two wires :

Black (18 gauge) : Goes to antenna switch (B)
Red (16 gauge) : Goes to cigar lighter

Now, if your car has power windows and seats, your best bet would be to note
which wires run from the antenna motor and check the antenna switch.  Those
two wires to the antenna motor will run to the switch and there should be a
third one to the circuit breaker.  Follow that wire to the source and check
the breaker.  They are not unbreakable.

If your car does not have power windows and seats, I would check the fuse
for the cigar lighter - it is at the end of the fuse box, along with such
items as the dome light and clock.  Interesting that is at the end of the
box not wired through the accessories on the ignition switch.


Bill
Vancouver, BC




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob van der Es" <r.vdes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 1:28 PM
Subject: IML: what is a "circuitbreaker" exactly..


> Hello all Imperialists out there,
>
> Just another question from a Dutch Imperial owner:)
> I am sorting out some minor electrical issues on my 1960 Imperial.
>
> I am repairing my power antenna motor at the moment and I must admit that
> I have made a short circuit from the middle wire (pink) on the antenna
> switch to ground...
>
> There was a little spark and after that the wire doesn't carry 12V
anymore..
> Ofcourse I can take another 12V line from the fusebox, but I want to keep
> this as much original as possible.
> So I want my 12 V at the middle connection of the antenna switch at the
> pink wire.
>
> from the FSM I understand that the power for the antenna motor isn't
> coming from the fuse box, so it isn't fuse protected.
> Instead of that a circuitbreaker is used, can anyone explane the following
> to me:
>
> a) how does a circuit breaker works ?
> b) can you "reset" a circuit breaker or must it be replaced?
> c) where is the circuit breaker located in a 1960 Imperial (4 door HT)
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Robert van der Es
> 1960 Imperial Crown
>
>



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