jerry freedomev via EV wrote:
I've used for many EVs just a 2 length of solid copper wire sized
right for the load [as a fuse]. Higher voltage, use longer. Using SS bolt/nuts
as terminals and support with distance and something to catch the
molten metal if it blows.
That works! :-) A fuse is
From: Cor van de Water via EV ev@lists.evdl.org
Common wisdom puts a pack fuse in the battery box before cables exit... My EV
that was converted around 1995 by a now
defunct converter company, has no overcurrent protection on the battery
pack... any event that would create a short
On Thu May 29 09:36:11 PDT 2014 ev@lists.evdl.org said:
Indeed, if you have a split pack, you need a fuse for each segment to properly
protect against mechanical shorts. In an accident, both ends of a partial pack
could get pinched in frame metal.
Sheesh. One more thing to buy.
With my current
Jan Steinman via EV wrote:
I think you've convinced me to install a fuse!
New high-current fuses are expensive. But I have a decent collection of
surplus fuses. Here are some examples. Note that AC rated fuses should
only be used up to 1/4 of that voltage on DC. Write me off-list if you'd
On 2014-05-29, at 13:37, Lee Hart wrote:
Jan Steinman via EV wrote:
I think you've convinced me to install a fuse!
New high-current fuses are expensive.
You're right, they are expensive!
What about fusible link wire? From an Amazon listing:
A fusible link is a special section of low
