Re: [GMCnet] Is the main fuseable link wire made up of standard wire? ( It protects from overlosd fires ) [message #339960 is a reply to message #339959] |
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Matt Colie
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BobDunahugh wrote on Sun, 06 January 2019 19:00But it burns. ( GRIN.) Sure was a SHOCK when ours burned. I know that the insulation is different in someway. So is the wire material different then standard copper wire? For those that don't know what/were it is. From what I think I know. ALL 12 volt power for the vehicle. All lights including head lights ,starter solenoid, ( heater blower motor except high, A/C compressor, radio, and your ride height compressors. NOTE. Not the house 12 volt system. } Has to be delivered from the battery by way of this 16 gauge wire. A fusible link. In this system. Is to be two wire gauge sizes smaller then the largest wire in the system. As 10 gauge wire is our largest. Battery cables aren't included here. The link is about 6 inches long. And goes from the main 12 volt terminal. To a large terminal on the bottom of the horn relay. So. Is that wire just copper?
Bob Dunahugh
78 Royale
Bob,
The copper of the wire is standard, but the insulation is not. It is special high temperature stuff so the copper can get melted out and not start a fire. That is after all, the idea.
I have though about replacing it with one of the Gonzo Mama fuses that they sell for car audio, but I don't have a good number for what the maximum load is on that link under normal circumstances.
Matt
Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
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