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I blew 2 fuses on my fat boy today.

Im thinking its because I have a 1' chenical line going in the tank and a 1/2" coming out. Any thoughts?

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Is there any way you got your regulator wet. This happen to me. Try pulling the regulator out of it's sleeve and make sure it didn't rust.

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What size tips are you using?

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Tip(s) could be too restrictive, ball valve partially open,  pressure switch might need adjustment - could be a number of things.  I'd remove any tips/wands/ball valves and see how/if it runs with no restrictions.  If it blows a fuse like that, then a pressure switch adjustment might be in order.   Process of elimination.




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yup...unhook all hoses and try it, then work from there. If it's too hot it may blow as well

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Is the pump cycling on and off (pulsating) even when the ball valve / gun is continuously open?

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I'm dreading the day when my 12v starts acting up in the middle of a job. That's why I have 2! My wiring is mint but it seems there are many things that are non-wiring related causing blown fuses.

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Simply Glass wrote:

I blew 2 fuses on my fat boy today.

Im thinking its because I have a 1' chenical line going in the tank and a 1/2" coming out. Any thoughts?



We used to run 1/2" hose and 1" draw and never ever blew a fuse. Make sure you are wired right.

Where is your fuse set up and how is your switch wired.



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I had the same problem. It over heated and blew fuses left and right. The next day same thing....mind you, the pump was cold. I pulled the housing (motor side, not pump side) and hand twisted the rotor, put everything back together and fired right over.
It seems that once mine got too hot, it seized up, once I spun it loose, no problem since then.

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Man, Thanks for all the responses so fast.

My pump is well ventilated so it should not be over heating.. I wouldnt think.
My tips are fine.
But I do run my ball valve half open sometimes and today was one of those times.

I guess it will try not to do that and see what happen

Now that I think about it. When I was filling up my tank for tomorrow the ball valve was fully open and pumped in 50gals of sh with out any blown fuses.



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I think its you running the ball valve half open. When you restrict it that way relay kicks on and off really fast which strains both it and the fuse.

Pressuretek did just start selling these. I have one but have not installed it yet. Bob said its been testing for a few months with zero issues and has eliminated every problem with the fatboy.

http://pressuretek.com/flactamo30.html

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Simply Glass wrote:

Man, Thanks for all the responses so fast.

My pump is well ventilated so it should not be over heating.. I wouldnt think.
My tips are fine.
But I do run my ball valve half open sometimes and today was one of those times.

I guess it will try not to do that and see what happen

Now that I think about it. When I was filling up my tank for tomorrow the ball valve was fully open and pumped in 50gals of sh with out any blown fuses.



BINGO!!!!  I was using a Delevan 5850 for spraying and no matter what I did I was alays blowing fuses and or frying the pump. 4 to be exact... I now use the same pump but only for transfering chems from one tank to another with ZERO problems.

 



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I.ve been using fatboys for 2 yrs , never have I blown a fuse and I run with ball valve half open and 1/4 open all  the time.  How far away is your battery from the pump? your wiring should be no more than 18" long.. what size is  the fuse?



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There are two types of Fat Boys.

Demand.

Non Demand.

Id ask Steve at Delvan about this but.... I believe the Demand ones have a pressure switch that shuts off the pump at 45psi and keeps them from burning out.

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I've never had any probs with my lil 2gpm delavan. Its an on demand pump?

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gutterdog wrote:

I've never had any probs with my lil 2gpm delavan. Its an on demand pump?



 It is if it shuts off after you shut off your nozzle.



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AC Lockyer wrote:

There are two types of Fat Boys.

Demand.

Non Demand.

Id ask Steve at Delvan about this but.... I believe the Demand ones have a pressure switch that shuts off the pump at 45psi and keeps them from burning out.

AC



"On demand" and "bypass".  Also for our industry the 60PSI pumps should be chosen over the 45 PSI option.  smile



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DEJAY SORRY BOUT YOUR LUCK ON THAT ONE. BUT HERE IS A GOOD ONE YOU GUYS NEED TO GO TO YOUTUBE AND WATCH THE GUY TELLNG YOU HOW TO HOOK ONE OF THOSE PUMPS UP, HES SHOWING YOU HOW TO BLOW IT UP. ALL YOU NEED IS A FUSE HOLDER A 25 WATT FUSE, A PUMP, BATTERY, BATTERY BOX IS YOU WANT HEAT SHRINK, DONT FORGET A SWITCH IF NEEDED, AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST 12G WIRE.

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DEJAY SORRY BOUT YOUR LUCK ON THAT ONE. BUT HERE IS A GOOD ONE YOU GUYS NEED TO GO TO YOUTUBE AND WATCH THE GUY TELLNG YOU HOW TO HOOK ONE OF THOSE PUMPS UP, HES SHOWING YOU HOW TO BLOW IT UP. ALL YOU NEED IS A FUSE HOLDER A 25 WATT FUSE, A PUMP, BATTERY, BATTERY BOX IS YOU WANT HEAT SHRINK, DONT FORGET A SWITCH IF NEEDED, AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST 12G WIRE.


Great tip no pressure!

 



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I.ve been using fatboys for 2 yrs , never have I blown a fuse and I run with ball valve half open and 1/4 open all  the time.  How far away is your battery from the pump? your wiring should be no more than 18" long.. what size is  the fuse?



 My wiring is about a foot and Im using a 30amp fuse. I took off the switch I was using to turn it on and off and now Im thinking the swith was the problem



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