Re: (ET) Fuses made of silver?

["David Roden" <etpost drmm net>]

Yes, exactly; unfortunately solutions for the large frame tractors don't 
usually fall into place for the little guys like my R-36 - no gauges, no 
controller (just an on-off switch), speed set with a gearshift.

I've had the mower motors serviced by the local auto electric folks 
recently, with new bearings.  They said the brushes looked almost new.  

So why the blown fuses?  The first one I attributed to a crusty old 
fuseholder making poor contact and heating up the fuse.  The second time 
the 
other (factory original) fuse opened while I was mowing fairly normal 
grass. 
 That may have been the fuse's age; they do that sometimes.  This time, I 
was mowing up behind the barn and snagged a bit of old fence wire, which 
apparently jammed the blade, so the fuse did what it was supposed to do.

That said, I'm pretty sure I recall that these motors already have the 
Klixon breakers in them.  I guess the fuses are thus a backup to the 
breakers, and also to protect the wiring.  There is one 40a slow blow fuse 
for each mower motor.

Thanks for all the suggestions!  I found a fuse, so I'm back up and 
running 
for now.  I'll digest the input and with luck I'll have something in place 
(even if it's just a couple more spare fuses) before the next one opens up.


David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA

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