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I have checked  both fuses, the one near the switch and the one under the cover near the right front of the Freedom.  Both fuses are clear.

 

I will run over to Canadian Tire and pick up fuses.  The question is what size:  apparently the ones that came with the machine are not the ones I'm supposed to get.

 

Advice on new fuse sizes would be helpful.

 

BUT both fuses are clear.  If they are burnt, shouldn't they be black? 

 

Char

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I am not sure you will find the correct fuses at Canadian Tire.  You must use a slow blow fuse and if your machine was built to be sold in Canada the motor fuse is 3.15 amp slow blow and you can use a 4.0 amp slow blow if the other is not available.  They are usually in stock at The Source.  And no the fuses don't always look black when blown.  What symptoms does your machine have?  Do the lights work but not the motor?   Will the motor run if you nudge the flywheel, if so you might need brushes.

 

Good luck

Nigel 

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The small thin wire inside the glass tube should not look broken.  If it does, the fuse is blown.  The cylinder does not always appear to be black.  If you have a hubby or neighbor with a voltmeter, they can do an ohmes check.  Here is a video that you might find handy if you have a voltmeter and want to do it yourself;  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iHRESNMFAg

 

Take the fuse you have out of the machine to the store, and normally you can look on one of the silver ends and it will tell you the amperage.  At Radio Shack, a set of 5 costs around $4.00 US.  I hope you find a solution to your problem.  Best of luck to you.

 

Cagey

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Just a head's up that I had fuse problems myself a few months ago, and the fuses looked -perfect- to me. It was only after I'd gone out and bought replacements that I could see the difference - the wire on the replacement fuses were a bright silver, not an ever-so-slightly-darker gray. Given the relative cost, I'd get both sets of fuses, and test replacing them!

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