Hello everyone,
I am doing work on a older model vehicle that has Fusible Links instead of fuses. I've found little to no information on a way to remove and replace the links with a easier alternative like a blade fuse. But through my research I have compiled some info and I think I have found the answer but before I go ahead I would like to get reassurance from the experts. So here's what I've come up with so far.
They do make a "Slow Blow" fuse in a Jcase style. They sell the holders in a couple styles but I think the inline will work for my application. I have determined that the wire size for the circuits I want to replace Fusible links in are 12 & 10 awg. The ampacity of those wires are 40 & 50 amps respectively. The Fusible Links are roughly 14 & 16 awg respectively which is about 4 sizes smaller than the circuit wire. So my deduction is that the Fusible links must be rated at about those amps. The wiring diagram shows 3 Fusible links, 2 12awg and 1 10awg. So my plan is to replace those links with the corresponding Jcase Slow Blow fuses. If you read about the Jcase fuses they say they are designed to replace Fusible Links. Here are a couple links to the info and products I plan to use. If anyone sees a flaw in my research or execution please let me know.
https://www.waytekwire.com/item/46150/Littelfuse-FHJC1002G-Inline-JCASE-Fuse-Holder/
https://www.delcity.net/store/JCase...MI_8f-7eSZ1wIVxVt-Ch3e9giTEAQYASABEgKIUPD_BwE
https://technick.net/guides/electronics/awg_to_metric/
I am doing work on a older model vehicle that has Fusible Links instead of fuses. I've found little to no information on a way to remove and replace the links with a easier alternative like a blade fuse. But through my research I have compiled some info and I think I have found the answer but before I go ahead I would like to get reassurance from the experts. So here's what I've come up with so far.
They do make a "Slow Blow" fuse in a Jcase style. They sell the holders in a couple styles but I think the inline will work for my application. I have determined that the wire size for the circuits I want to replace Fusible links in are 12 & 10 awg. The ampacity of those wires are 40 & 50 amps respectively. The Fusible Links are roughly 14 & 16 awg respectively which is about 4 sizes smaller than the circuit wire. So my deduction is that the Fusible links must be rated at about those amps. The wiring diagram shows 3 Fusible links, 2 12awg and 1 10awg. So my plan is to replace those links with the corresponding Jcase Slow Blow fuses. If you read about the Jcase fuses they say they are designed to replace Fusible Links. Here are a couple links to the info and products I plan to use. If anyone sees a flaw in my research or execution please let me know.
https://www.waytekwire.com/item/46150/Littelfuse-FHJC1002G-Inline-JCASE-Fuse-Holder/
https://www.delcity.net/store/JCase...MI_8f-7eSZ1wIVxVt-Ch3e9giTEAQYASABEgKIUPD_BwE
https://technick.net/guides/electronics/awg_to_metric/