funny fuse

jvandyke · 05-25-2007

What's this? Aftermarket fuse? It's missing a screw.

namba209 · 05-25-2007

It appears to be some sorta relay. Hard to tell from external appearances though. I'm guessing the red wire is a power source, but can't really see the color of the wires missing the screw.

nobody · 05-25-2007

That's a thermal overlaod tied across what used to be a fuse location. The caption on the picture should read "look here for electrical gremlins the PO didn't fix". They are self reseting so if something in the car cuts in and out, you know why. At the least put the other screw back in.

jvandyke · 05-25-2007

I was going to pull it and put a fuse back in. Unless I'm asking for trouble I don't need.

guyopel · 05-25-2007

That's a circuit breaker it is used in high amp draw circuits
like power windows / door locks & power seats , they are in 15 to 30 amps sizes . Some people use them on circuits that keep blowing fuses instead of fixing the problem. H.T.H.
John

baronbors · 05-26-2007

Originally Posted by guyopel

That's a circuit breaker it is used in high amp draw circuits
like power windows / door locks & power seats , they are in 15 to 30 amps sizes . Some people use them on circuits that keep blowing fuses instead of fixing the problem. H.T.H.
John

Isn't that a good way to melt some wires?

hrcollinsjr · 05-26-2007

You can check to see which one of the wires is shorted (grounded) and go from there. I've seen it be as simple as someone reinstalling the lights and swapping the hot wire for the ground.

HTH,
Harold

05-25-2007	#2 (permalink)
namba209 6,000 Post Club Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Imperial Beach, CA South of San Diego Posts: 6,054 Provided Answers: 6	It appears to be some sorta relay. Hard to tell from external appearances though. I'm guessing the red wire is a power source, but can't really see the color of the wires missing the screw. __________________ Ron 72 GT 3.4L V-6/T-5/ZF posi - almost done - Just need AC installed. 75 Chevy monza 5.7L/TH350/Auburn 3.08 posi - Next

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jvandyke Opeler Join Date: May 2006 Location: Hudsonville, Michigan, USA Posts: 1,794	I was going to pull it and put a fuse back in. Unless I'm asking for trouble I don't need. __________________ "Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn." Benjamin Franklin

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guyopel Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Duluth,Ga. Posts: 648 Real Name: John Provided Answers: 2	That's a circuit breaker it is used in high amp draw circuits like power windows / door locks & power seats , they are in 15 to 30 amps sizes . Some people use them on circuits that keep blowing fuses instead of fixing the problem. H.T.H. John __________________ Guyopel I have not failed - I've merely found 10,000 ways that won't work." ---Thomas Edison It's amazing what God lets man get away with when lightning is so cheap. Mark Twain

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05-25-2007	#3 (permalink)
nobody No Access Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: in transit Posts: 3,873 Provided Answers: 1	That's a thermal overlaod tied across what used to be a fuse location. The caption on the picture should read "look here for electrical gremlins the PO didn't fix". They are self reseting so if something in the car cuts in and out, you know why. At the least put the other screw back in.

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hrcollinsjr 2200 Post Club Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chapel Hill, TN Posts: 2,266 Real Name: Harold Collins Provided Answers: 14	You can check to see which one of the wires is shorted (grounded) and go from there. I've seen it be as simple as someone reinstalling the lights and swapping the hot wire for the ground. HTH, Harold

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