Re: (ET) disintegrating fuse block connections

["David Roden" <etpost drmm net>]

On the GE E15, I replaced the factory fuse block with one from a local 
marine store.  It was the house brand or some such, nothing I'd heard of 
and 
made in Taiwan, so I was skeptical, but the counterman assured me they'd 
had 
no returns.  The clips are supposedly gold plated.  Indeed it's pretty 
stout, and has held up for some years now.  I'm using ring terminals for 
it.

Speaking of gold, I think the mower fuses on my New Idea R36 were solid 
gold, for as much as they cost.  After opening the last of my stock while 
cutting the rough stuff up behind the barn, I replaced them with DC-rated 
breakers (Airpax LEL type, rated 80V IIRC).  I tried to match the fuses' 
time characteristics (x minutes at y amps, etc) as closely as possible.  
The 
breakers aren't a perfect match, but they do open now and again when I 
push 
the mower too hard, just as the fuses used to do, so I mostly trust them.


David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA

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