@ Bill, Thanks a lot for your very clear explanation! Now I only have to find out the exact location of the circuitbreaker. I will check if the rear cigar lighters are still working, if not then we know for sure that the breaker is at fault! Any idea where I can find a new one in that case? Thanks in advance, Robert On Do, november 3, 2005 04:26, Bill Watson said: > > 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 >> >> >> > > > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- > This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please > reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared > with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators > should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to > http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm