nuckolls.bob(at)cox.net
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 Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 6:42 am Post subject: Recommendation against buying B & C fuse holders |
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At 09:02 AM 12/3/2007 -0500, you wrote:
| Quote: | I normally try to avoid using inline fuse holders as bad memories come
back to me from crawling under my 70's something car trying to patch one
more stupid engineering trick.
When I came across the IFH-2 on the B & C site for $3.00 I thought I'd
give them another try. Well, they suck too. They are nothing more that two
fast on connectors set in an injection mold. Not that this is bad in
itself (they could have used a real buss base instead), but they aren't
even set strait. Both of those I bought have base connectors which sit at
least 20 off of center one way or the other.
The reason I bought these was for testing not installation. So, after
wrestling the first fuse into the socket, I then wanted to test using
another fuse. While trying gently pulling out the first fuse to change it,
the tab on my fuse broke and it was a b&(*( to pull it out.
Bottom line - like a lot of this stuff, take a look down the street before
jumping at the avionics wizards. Except for tefzel wire which they don't
carry (they can probably order) I found a lot of this stuff at my local
NAPA store. NAPA fuse holders, while slightly more $ are twice the quality
and you don't need a lineman's pliers to get the broken fuse tabs out.
NAPA also carries a premium line of fast on connectors which are well
priced. Don't buy the cheapo blue/yellow jacket ones, but the red ones are
very good. And they don't charge shipping.
The other thing I am learning is that there is no rocket science involved
here. Use the right wire, the right amperage and make pretty connections.
Leave the fancy internals up to Garmin.
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Thanks for the feedback here. I'm wondering where
they're getting their inline holders these days. I
think I was using Bussmann when that inventory was
shipped up to B&C some years ago but it's problematic
as to where they might come from today.
I'll do a little research and see if I can identify
another source with more consistent quality.
Bob . . .
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