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scavenger Joined: January 22, 2012 Posts: 8 |
| Posted: January 24, 2012 at 10:08 AM - IP Logged |
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I'm sure that's not the correct term but on a vehicle I was working on last week, there was a little piece of metal that slipped on one of the legs on a mini fuse and brought the power up beside the fuse so a wire could be attached to it. What's that called and where to you buy something like that? In fact, what online sources do you use to buy anything related to 12V electrical (fuses, heatshrink, butt connecters, etc). My local source doesn't carry much and they seem expensive.
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offroadzj Joined: June 03, 2005 Location: New York, United States Posts: 1,240 |
| Posted: January 24, 2012 at 1:16 PM - IP Logged |
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I believe they are called fuse taps. But be VERY careful using them... they can end up spreading the internal terminals of the fuse box and a normal fuse will no longer make proper contact. ___________________________________ Kenny
Former Installation Manager
Circuit City Roadshop
Store #3160
Albany, NY 12205 |
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howie ll Joined: January 09, 2007 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 9,717 |
| Posted: January 24, 2012 at 5:29 PM - IP Logged |
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SPUR FUSE, in the US, try Metra or Scosche, don't use for alarm work, too obvious. ___________________________________ Amateurs assume, don't test and have problems; pros test first.
Read the installation manual, do a search here for your vehicle wiring. |
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scavenger Joined: January 22, 2012 Posts: 8 |
| Posted: January 24, 2012 at 7:32 PM - IP Logged |
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Funny you should mention that. This fuse tap was on the fuse panel feed for a snowplow that I bought last week (used). I had to un-install it from the seller's truck. I removed the fuse and fuse tap from that truck and when I went to install it in mine, it was very loose. I was worried it would fall out with any vibration at all.
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i am an idiot Joined: September 21, 2006 Location: Louisiana, United States Posts: 10,454 |
| Posted: January 24, 2012 at 8:39 PM - IP Logged |
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The older fuse taps did have a tendency to spread the contacts inside the fuse slot. Ones as pictured above do not have this problem. Notice the slot cut into the top of the pic. The leg of the fuse slides through that opening. So only the thickness of the fuse blade is all that goes into the connection. |
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i am an idiot Joined: September 21, 2006 Location: Louisiana, United States Posts: 10,454 |
| Posted: January 24, 2012 at 8:41 PM - IP Logged |
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howie ll Joined: January 09, 2007 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 9,717 |
| Posted: January 25, 2012 at 12:36 AM - IP Logged |
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AS we mentioned in your other thread, run the relay fuse directly to the battery with a ring terminal. ___________________________________ Amateurs assume, don't test and have problems; pros test first.
Read the installation manual, do a search here for your vehicle wiring. |
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howie ll Joined: January 09, 2007 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 9,717 |
| Posted: January 25, 2012 at 12:43 AM - IP Logged |
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Sorry, I thought of the wrong thing, don't use the ones pictured, they will be loose.
armour auto.com, main catalogue, page 234 ___________________________________ Amateurs assume, don't test and have problems; pros test first.
Read the installation manual, do a search here for your vehicle wiring. |
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i am an idiot Joined: September 21, 2006 Location: Louisiana, United States Posts: 10,454 |
| Posted: January 25, 2012 at 4:12 AM - IP Logged |
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| You can use the one in the first picture. But as stated do not use the type in the last picture. |
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scavenger Joined: January 22, 2012 Posts: 8 |
| Posted: January 25, 2012 at 8:29 AM - IP Logged |
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That's strange. The fuse tap that I removed was the type in the first picture, yet it was a loose fit in my fuse panel. Just a coincidence I guess.
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