Think I may have forgotten to knock off the footer first time
round...........
I've fried a few solenoids in my time. To give credit where credit is due,
Peter Schauss sent me a little wiring diagram in October '97 showing
how/where to install a fuse into my overdrive wiring. It was a good idea.
I used inline fuses until quite recently. Whilst searching for something or
other in a car accessory shop I saw a little fuse block which takes the
modern bridge type fuses. (European cars all seem to have them and I suppose
American cars also?) Anyhow, I was able to install this without drilling and
run the od wiring through it. It's pretty well hidden, accessible enough and
functional.
I found that the heavy white od wire was a bit rigid and unforgiving for the
inline fuse holder.
Simon
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-healeys@Autox.Team.Net [mailto:owner-healeys@Autox.Team.Net] On
Behalf Of BJ8Healeys
Sent: 16 June 2007 15:13
To: healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Inline Fuse Holder Question
After I had a solenoid meltdown a couple years ago, I installed a 10A
in-line fuse in the white/green wire coming off Terminal C2 of the overdrive
relay. To avoid cutting into my fairly new wiring harness, I made up a wire
with an in-line fuse holder to mate with Terminal C2 on one end and the
white/green terminal normally connected to C2 on the other end. This wire
provides all the current between the relay and the solenoid. After two years
of frequent overdrive operation, the fuse hasn't blown. You want the fuse
to blow before the wiring goes, of course, and according to standard tables
of ampacities (load-carrying ability) of various gauges of wire, 18 gauge
can carry about 16 amps in free air, thus I went with the 10A. 50A seems a
bit much to me, and is above the ampacity of 12 gauge wire.
Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
Havelock, NC USA
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-healeys@Autox.Team.Net
[mailto:owner-healeys@Autox.Team.Net]On Behalf Of Mark and Kathy
Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2007 5:40 AM
To: healeys@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Inline Fuse Holder Question
The Nockmyster suggests putting a 50A fuse in the OD line. I assume this
goes
in the white line coming off the OD switch that feeds into the OD relay?
The
tech book is a bit confusing as to exactly where the fuse goes.
Does anyone know where I can find a 50A inline fuse holder?
I have found a 10A, 20A, 30A holder so far, nothing bigger.
If the 20A holder uses 12 gauge wire what would the 50A use?
That has to be a pretty chunky cable I would think.
Yes, I have all the techy books for reference.
Thanks for the help, Mark
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