Meltdown (sorry it repeated)

[Mr._Bill]

At what temperature would it catch fire?

That I don't know. The transmission is mostly metal pieces and not likely to actually catch fire.

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[Challenger85]

What’s nerdy about electrical?

 

[Imbuere]

nope nerd fest, nerds comparing the size of their slide rules.

If you need to get into the level math and calcs you folks are talking about, then you are no longer doing basic wiring for lights, ect... When in doubt go big on wiring is what most sane people would do, screw the math.

Such an ignorant thing to say.

 

[Dryfly24]

It was a 3.6 gasser btw. curious what the transmission temp was before it blowing up and what can cause such a tranny failure.

That’s what is claimed. We don’t really know what happened.

 

[rharr]

aww now all the engineers are mad.........

 

[Ezekielg1]

This electrical talk completely shat on the whole thread…. Guys DM each other no one really cares about your electrical intellect that y’all are probably just googling anyway…. we wanted to know the issue with the Gladiator!

 

[Terry]

After 2x,only the title could be edited.

From a first glance via a short video, there appears to be fire penetration through the floor (you can see clear to the pavement). Fire burns up and spreads out so I suspect that the flames, fueled by gasoline rose to the dash engulfing additional fuel before rising to the headliner before they were extinguished. I have multiple Element E50 Fire (stick) extinguishers in my rig. Let this video serve as a reminder of just how flammable our Jeeps are. This does not appear to me to be an electrical fire. Those of you that are sleeping in an attached tent might want to look at this video.

As long as you are alive and vertical, then you will always have time to build a replacement.... Keep on Jeepin'

 

[jsalbre]

From a first glance via a short video, there appears to be fire penetration through the floor (you can see clear to the pavement). Fire burns up and spreads out so I suspect that the flames, fueled by gasoline rose to the dash engulfing additional fuel before rising to the headliner before they were extinguished. I have multiple Element E50 Fire (stick) extinguishers in my rig. Let this video serve as a reminder of just how flammable our Jeeps are. This does not appear to me to be an electrical fire. Those of you that are sleeping in an attached tent might want to look at this video.

As long as you are alive and vertical, then you will always have time to build a replacement.... Keep on Jeepin'

Unless it’s just something in the bed (meaning damage will be minimal and isolated) or someone’s life is in danger I’m not putting out a fire in my Jeep. The last thing I want is a repaired burnt Jeep. Let that thing burn to the ground and insurance can buy me a new one.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

That's not how this works. That's not how this works at all. Think of voltage as a pipe of a certain size, and current as flow within that pipeline. The resistance will increase because the voltage (size of the pipe) will decrease with distance. The current will demand to remain the same as the load is demanding a set of amps, building pressure (resistance and heat). The lower voltage will not allow the amount of current to flow and the wiring will overheat because the pipe is too small. The fuse will not trip because it is current sensitive, not voltage sensitive. The practical reality is that if you don't increase wire size in accordance with the distance from the source to the load, you're not doing it right. And you risk burning up your wiring, your dash, and your truck. And with a degree in Electrical engineering and 32 years as a product safety specialist, I guess you could say that I am an expert.

I don't have a degree in electrical engineering - but have done automotive electrical repairs and restorations for decades........ and seen my share of things burned up by simple things like too much flow over a connector, which gets hot, oxidizes, causing more resistance, etc. - things melt.
I've seen people move their battery to the trunk and burn things up because they think they can use the same gauge wiring that the factory did - but increase the length 10 feet.

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