Replacing Fuses Without a Fuse Puller - Safe Alternatives?

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Probably a silly question, but I need to replace the fuse and I don't have a special gripper that is used for pulling and inserting. So the question is whether there is any way to replace this jig and whether it can possibly be done by hand? I guess without the ignition key there should be no...

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

And now I am asking people who own and work in garages to answer whether they even knew such grippers existed.
Sure, take anything out. These grippers only make it easier to pull fuses quickly if you work in a workshop and pull dozens of fuses a day. Nothing will happen if you use your fingers.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Well, we know they exist. But who uses them? The fingers are sometimes big especially when you have to take out the mini but the pliers are 😉

kowi91 · Answer

Thanks, gentlemen! I was mainly just concerned with whether it was safe to pull out with my hands. I was able to do it, but it is indeed difficult without the grabber. I replaced the fuse from the directions. The manual says it must be a 15. With a 15 inserted it burns out immediately. With 20, the lights work, but they go a little crazy, i.e. faster and slower with different light intensity. The 20 burns out after two days. Should I then put fuse 25 in there? It's certainly strange because the manual says 15, but the car is an old 2003 Ford Focus tdci, so there's no point in going through the electrics.

Anonymous · Answer

. Insert a piece of threaded rod or a screw. Such an M10 will be just fine. There's no option that it will burn through. Seriously, do you think someone put those fuses in there to, I don't know, put weight on the car? They protect the installation from fire in the event of a fault, and you clearly have a fault somewhere. If you put 25A in there, the next time you drive, instead of the fuse burning out, the system or the whole car will burn out. I wonder if you will then think about putting in 40A or changing the wires to those from a welder.... God, what have these people got in their heads...

kowi91 · Answer

I wrote that I don't know, so why the silly comments? If so you will indeed need to go to an electrician and that's that.

Anonymous · Answer

In that case, if you don't know yourself, why are you pushing your paws around? Your wife would be surprised if something caught fire while driving, eh? But after all, it's a 15-year-old car, it's not worth it.

andrzej20001 · Answer

I use such mini-fuses, the pliers have too small a grip sometimes. And it can be tight in some boxes and the pins hold the fuse tightly. The only thing I can say about putting in too big a fuse is that who can't afford to be rich...

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