<div dir="auto">David is absolutely correct however there is also another wrinkle to this issue.<div dir="auto">The heat generated is often sufficient to anneal the brass "horseshoe" clip that retains the fuse with the result that it will no longer effectively grip the end of the fuse. When that happens there is no alternative other than to replace the fuse block.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">M</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu., Oct. 14, 2021, 1:05 p.m. David Nock, <<a href="mailto:healeydoc@gmail.com">healeydoc@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">




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<div>Any where there is high resistance it will create heat. So if there is a 
bad connection at one of the fuse terminals the connector will get warm. And 
since it is not a dead short it may not blow the fuse.</div>
<div><br>Pull the fuses out and check the they are clean connections, the clips 
are holding fuse tight in place.</div>
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<div><b>From:</b> <a title="healeys@autox.team.net" rel="noreferrer">Harold Manifold via Healeys</a> </div>
<div><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 14, 2021 9:13 AM</div>
<div><b>To:</b> <a title="bspidell@comcast.net" rel="noreferrer">Bob Spidell</a> ; <a title="healeys@autox.team.net" rel="noreferrer">healeys@autox.team.net</a> </div>
<div><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Hot Fuse</div></div></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I had a similar problem years ago. After changing fuses, etc 
without making a difference I found the problem was a poor connection between 
the fuse and the fuse holder. I replace the fuse box and that fixed the 
problem.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Harold<u></u><u></u></p>
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</b><a rel="noreferrer">Bob Spidell</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, October 13, 2021 9:16 
PM<br><b>To: </b><a rel="noreferrer">healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Healeys] 
Hot Fuse</p></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">First, pull the fuse--when it's cold--and check its 
resistance.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 10/13/2021 8:26 PM, Bob Spidell wrote:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">> Fuses should have little or no resistance (resistance 
creates the </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">> heat). Something is wrong; check for corrosion on the 
fuse and block, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">> cold solder, etc. (try a new fuse).</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">> Which fuse is it?</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">> On 10/13/2021 6:10 PM, R. Lindsay via Healeys wrote:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">>> In my BJ8, I have a fuse that is very hot (can’t 
hold it).  I’ve </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">>> measured amps and volts across the fuse. 1.3 amps 
and 14.5 volts. It </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">>> is very hot. Should this be of concern or am I over 
reacting.</p>
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