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03-25-2021, 08:22 AM | #1 |
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Starter fuse Question ??
I see that some starters have fuses attach/on them. What is the reason ?
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03-25-2021, 08:35 AM | #2 |
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Re: Starter fuse Question ??
It doesn’t protect the starter. Originally, Model A’s had no fuses. The “starter” fuse you’re talking about should be a 30 Amp fuse protecting the rest of the car.
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03-25-2021, 09:47 AM | #3 |
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Re: Starter fuse Question ??
I highly recommend the fuse assembly.
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03-25-2021, 10:07 AM | #4 |
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Re: Starter fuse Question ??
I'm guessing one of the fuse will go to the starter, Where to connect the other end ?
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03-25-2021, 10:14 AM | #5 | |
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03-25-2021, 10:32 AM | #6 |
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03-25-2021, 10:45 AM | #7 |
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Re: Starter fuse Question ??
Here's mine. The fuse backing mounts on the two starter switch screws on the engine side. The left-side fuse terminal attaches to the terminal on the starter switch (copper nut). Right-side fuse terminal attaches to the wire going to the terminal box.
(The red and yellow wires go to a permanently-attached connector that plugs into a battery tender.) |
03-25-2021, 11:44 AM | #8 |
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Highly recommend the fuse. As you know if you let the smoke out, it is hard to put it back. Protects the rest of the electrical wiring in the vehicle if you get a short. If you do not have a new electrical harness, you are asking for trouble. Cheap insurance from a fire in the wiring.
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03-25-2021, 12:13 PM | #9 | |
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03-25-2021, 12:51 PM | #10 |
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I recommended a fuse for my friends Model A. He gave me a "yah I will think about it" response. As we were closing his garage I told him I thought I saw smoke. I finally convinced him I was serious and not just pushing the fuse suggestion. The terminal on the back of the ammeter was contacting the fuel tank and shorting out. Soon thereafter he installed a fuse.
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03-25-2021, 12:56 PM | #11 |
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Put a zip tie on the fuse with the pigtail long enough to grab with your fingers, just a little tip for you.
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03-25-2021, 01:02 PM | #12 |
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I use a 30 amp circuit breaker. The rest of my circuits are fused.
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03-25-2021, 01:16 PM | #13 |
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Get a fuse....it helps keep the smoke in the wires
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03-25-2021, 06:17 PM | #14 |
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03-25-2021, 08:06 PM | #15 |
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I highly recommend the fuse. Be careful what size fuse you install though. When I bought my car, it had a 30a fuse installed. I had a short in a headlight connector which cooked the headlight harness and plug before the fuse blew. 20a is more appropriate for the wiring in these cars.
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03-26-2021, 09:06 AM | #17 |
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Re: Starter fuse Question ??
Cutout contacts stuck closed will drain the battery through the generator in "short" order. The fuse will prevent this.
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