Totally my fault, tired and not thinking properly - trying to wire in a rev counter. Use a double spade connector on to a live feed which, as I put it on bent and touched another spade connector. Needless to say I had not disconnected the battery, 10 seconds later I am in the back of the van with smoke everywhere. Pull the instrument panel off again and the dry powder extinguisher I had put in yesterday (!) was at hand. After a clean up only 3 wires melted and no damage to anything else. Will now replace all wiring from the area and surrounding wires. It was all going so well...... ...but hey £10 fire extinguisher saves the day, will now buy more! Cheers B
we've all done similar, couldn't be arsed to disconnect battery and got lucky, i've got a quick release on my battery that helps me not get lazy on the van, glad it was only a small short and you've not done much damage.
Blimey....that little spark never stood a chance!!!!!........ Glad it was'nt too serious.........apart from having to clean up all that bloody powder!!!
I would clean the powder up as soon as posable as its can be corrosive don't use water as it will turn to a pasty and don't breath it in
Ive got powder but also carry vapourising gas extinguisher, that doesn't leave a mess if its not a massive blaze.Used to have one for my office so to limit the extinguisher damage, but they do work. just a thought for future and anyone else it saves the b***dy mess. Sorry to hear your woos but glad it wasnt worse for you hope you get sorted soon.
