I ended up replacing it with a Bussman inline fuse holder and fuse that I got from Napa. So far no problems. Jay Summet
On January 6, 2016 5:07:49 PM EST, Sean Korb <[email protected]> wrote: >That exact thing happened to me on my ICE Pantera. I wired the cooling >fans with an Auto Zone inline 30A fuse and the Auto Zone relay that I >used >to trigger it blew in the closed position. The constant load heated >the >plastic and burnt the fuse holder without blowing the fuse. > >Now I use a fuse in a Siemens block mounted on the bulkhead with a Bosh >relay. I figured I got what I paid for. > >sean > >On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 10:18 PM, Jay Summet via EV <[email protected]> >wrote: > >> >> >> On 01/04/2016 09:59 PM, Lee Hart wrote: >> >>> Jay Summet via EV wrote: >>> >>>> Has anybody ever melted the plastic and holder of an Automotive ATC >>>> fuse, without blowing the fuse itself? Impressively melted photos >here: >>>> http://www.summet.com/blog/2016/01/04/melted-fuse-leg/ >>>> >>> >>> Two possibilities occur to me: >>> >>> 1. Fuseholder not rated for the current. 30 amps is pretty high for >a >>> simple quick-connect type terminal. You normally don't use them >above 15 >>> amps unless they are specially made for more, or have good cooling. >>> >>> There's a good reason that high-current fuseholders are made of >>> bakelite, ceramic, or some other non-meltable non-combustible >material. >>> Low-current ones get made out of cheaper meltable plastics. >>> >>> >> I believe the fuse holder and fuse came as a single package from >Autozone, >> so they SHOULD both be rated at the 30 amp fuse rate.....but I agree >it >> doesn’t exactly look like an especially high quality/current >fuse-holder. >> >> I've ordered a replacement that is slightly "beefer" looking but >still out >> of plastic. 8 GA wire and 40 amp fuse in a package with the holder. >> http://www.ebay.com/itm/391180385602 >> >> (But I'll also be driving to AutoZone and/or Napa tomorrow to see >what is >> available locally....) >> >> >> 2. Fake fuse. Some outfits sell really cheap no-name fuses that are >>> basically just any old piece of scrap metal in a fuseholder. Who >knows >>> at what current it will blow (or *if* it will blow at all). >>> >>> >> It was an Autozone part... >> >> Jay >> >> _______________________________________________ >> UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >> http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org >> Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ >> Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA ( >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) >> >> > > >-- >Sean Korb [email protected] http://www.spkorb.org >'65,'68 Mustangs,'68 Cougar,'78 R100/7,'60 Metro,'59 A35,'71 Pantera >#1382 >"The more you drive, the less intelligent you get" --Miller >"Computers are useless. They can only give you answers." -P. Picasso -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20160106/835fb68c/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
