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Old 11-05-2007, 09:51 AM
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Default Horn(s) fuse problem

Here is how it happenned, (1997 SE with cruise and SRS):

-Security Alarm got activated
-Horn kept blowing for some time
-Suddenly horn fuse blew off
-Disabled alarm, replaced fuse-> fuse blows when horn is pressed

I noticed that in the above situation, only the Low Horn was connected and (as a pre-existing condition, I don't know why) High Horn was hanging loose and was not physically connected.
I couldn't test the Low Horn, but the High Horntestedgood.

So here is what I tried:

-Disconnect the High Horn (took off the ground)
-Connect the Low Horn
-Low horn blows when I press the button. Good!
-After I press the button fewsuccessive times (say 10 times), sameproblem occurs. ie horn wouldn' work, Fuse blows offevery time I press the horn button.

What could be wrong?
 
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Old 11-05-2007, 10:04 AM
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Default RE: Horn(s) fuse problem

it could be a short in the horn. I've had this problem when I blew out an air horn compressor. Test the resistance on the horns and if one is way too low, change it.
 
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Old 11-13-2007, 04:20 PM
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Thanks again falkore24!! ...... (not 23! ).

The low horn had a short. It took a couple of seconds ofpressing of the switchbefore the fuse would blow. Besides, what I thought to be the low horn originally was actually the chirping alarm horn. (The actual low horm was always connected). That explains the symptomsdescribed in the original post.
 
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Old 11-13-2007, 04:26 PM
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cool, cool ..... glad it's fixed!
 
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