longg(at)pjm.com
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 Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 6:03 am Post subject: Recommendation against buying B & C fuse holders |
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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.
Live and Learn
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