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nuckollsr(at)cox.net
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Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 7:04 pm Post subject: MAXI fuses for alternator b-leads

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		  Comments/Questions: Hey, Bob.  Your book and other diagrams (I'm using a 

Subaru in a Zenith 601HD) say to use an 80 amp fuse for the alternator, 

but I don't see a fuse of that size on either your site or on B&C's 

site.  Am I missing something?  Where would you suggest I get that fuse?


	


    What size alternator do you have? Suggest you

    look into an in-line, MAXI fuse holder like



http://tinyurl.com/u6de9



    and the appropriate fuse like:



http://tinyurl.com/toqwp



    Pick a fuse that is 10 to 20A greater

    than alternator rating. You can find these

    in automotive parts stores or:



http://tinyurl.com/yydx3m



http://tinyurl.com/voffj



and



http://tinyurl.com/uj5ms



    Bob . . .

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            (                  R. L. Nuckolls III   )

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steerr(at)bellsouth.net
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Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 6:08 am Post subject: MAXI fuses for alternator b-leads

Thanks very much, Bob.  Any advice on how to join the 8 gauge wire on those 

fuse holders to the 4 AWG welding cable?



Regards,

Bill



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Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 6:33 am Post subject: MAXI fuses for alternator b-leads

At 09:06 AM 11/17/2006 -0500, you wrote:



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Thanks very much, Bob.  Any advice on how to join the 8 gauge wire on 

those fuse holders to the 4 AWG welding cable?


	


    Keep in mind that the wire sizes, fuse sizes and choices

    of what electro-whizzies power from which busses is a big

    variable in the fabrication of your electrical system.



    The VALUES shown in the z-figures are intended to give

    a sense of proportion to a wire or fuse's duties. When I

    show a 4AWG, that's a FAT wire but it may well be that

    your system will call for a 2AWG or even an 8AWG.



    It may also be that 4AWG, welding cable jumpers to

    the lead posts on a battery are chosen for their mechanical

    flexibility and friendliness to the batter in spite of

    the fact that the rest of the FAT wires are 2AWG.



    So, let's consider the wire sizing task for your application.

    What z-figure, what size alternator?. Do you plan to have a

    loadmeter shunt? How long is the run from your alternator b-lead

    terminal and where to you plan to attach it?



    Bob . . .

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klehman(at)albedo.net
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Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 6:13 pm Post subject: MAXI fuses for alternator b-leads

Bill

You might find marine Maxi fuse holders useful. I think mine is from 

Blue Sea and as I recall it has 3/16" bolts for ring terminals so that 

any size wire is easy to use. The bolts also increase the grip force on 

the fuse legs.

Ken

Robert L. Nuckolls, III wrote:

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 <nuckollsr(at)cox.net>

 At 09:06 AM 11/17/2006 -0500, you wrote:

> 

> <steerr(at)bellsouth.net>

>

> Thanks very much, Bob.  Any advice on how to join the 8 gauge wire on 

> those fuse holders to the 4 AWG welding cable?

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Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2006 6:05 am Post subject: MAXI fuses for alternator b-leads

At 09:15 PM 11/17/2006 -0500, you wrote:



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Bill

You might find marine Maxi fuse holders useful. I think mine is from Blue 

Sea and as I recall it has 3/16" bolts for ring terminals so that any size 

wire is easy to use. The bolts also increase the grip force on the fuse legs.

Ken


	


    Ken, thanks for the heads-up on this. Folks, Ken is referring

    to the product described at:



http://preview.tinyurl.com/yh8swz



    It's a bit more bulky than the inline fuse holder but does

    offer a solution to the wire attachment questions.



    Bob . . .

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