Metal fatigue and a very small cross sectional contact area. Sometimes you would grab the fuse to twist it and the element would just fall apart, much like the "strip" fuses they used in higher current applications do. In some cases aluminum was used for fuse elements, too. Can't imagine the point of contact between aluminum and copper being a good thing. Not sure why, as I'm no metallurgist, but it just doesn't sound good to have dissimilar metals in contact like that....
Dan Sent from my iPad > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randy Bennell via Mercedes" > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: "Randy Bennell" <rbenn...@bennell.ca> > Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 6:56 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Blown fuse > > >> Tired fuse? >> Otherwise, why did Dr. Booth recommend changing them out? >> RB >>> On 14/07/2015 5:54 PM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote: >>> Yep, that's an unanswered question, so far. Smart ass answer is, >>> "Something pulling too many amps." ;<) >>> >>> Wilton >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich Thomas via Mercedes" >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>> To: <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>> Cc: "Rich Thomas" <richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> >>> Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 5:53 PM >>> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Blown fuse >>> >>> >>>> AC BLOWS ICE COLD >>>> >>>> Question is, why did the fuse blow? >>>> >>>> --R >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 7/14/15 4:51 PM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote: >>>>> SWMBO came in from short trip in the '87 300D, leaned over back of chair >>>>> in cool living room where I was napping and announced, "Blown fuse in the >>>>> car. I was driving along with air conditioning blasting away nicely, and >>>>> it just quit. Don't ya think it's a blown fuse?" >>>>> >>>>> I replied, "Yep; sure hope that's all it is." 'Hobbled out to car >>>>> thinking 30 amp blower fuse had blown. Loosened the two mounting screws >>>>> thinking the fuse would fall apart as I removed it, but it did not. >>>>> Checked fuses in fuse box; 'found #7 (for compressor and coupla other >>>>> things) blown. Because of my shaky hands, called SWMBO to help me put >>>>> blower fuse back in place and R&R #7. A/C blowing ice cold again. >>>>> >>>>> BTW, I did NOT change ALL the fuses. ;<) >>>>> >>>>> Wilton >>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>> >>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
