For some reason the most recent type Scotty female plug shorted out today and started to smoke a little and the rigger lost power. It had worked fine for years and we have got our use out of it. Everything electrical eventually wears out or corrodes on a boat, so that does not bother me and we will fix it.
What did concern me however, is that it did not blow the 30 amp fuse and I had to quickly go into the aft electrical compartment and pull the fuse. I am use to having to replace that fuse on rare occasion when a loaded up and very heavy commercial type crab pot breaks the surface and loses water buoyancy and the fuse goes as it should when the wires begins to heat because the pot puller draws very high amps.
I am a little bewildered that when there was an actual short in that plug with the rigger and the plug was beginning to smoke, that the fuse did not blow.
What did concern me however, is that it did not blow the 30 amp fuse and I had to quickly go into the aft electrical compartment and pull the fuse. I am use to having to replace that fuse on rare occasion when a loaded up and very heavy commercial type crab pot breaks the surface and loses water buoyancy and the fuse goes as it should when the wires begins to heat because the pot puller draws very high amps.
I am a little bewildered that when there was an actual short in that plug with the rigger and the plug was beginning to smoke, that the fuse did not blow.