o_teunico Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Hi all, I´m now working in a new wire loom that I´m going to build for my 88". Instead of using normal fuses, that simply blow and need to be replaced, I have been thinking about "automatic fuses". Many years ago, when I first heard about them, price was high (more than 50 Eur. each) and only used in motorsport. Today I can buy them for just 5 Eur each. Avilable from 2 to 16A. Up to 36VDC. Any experience with them in the forum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 We use various trip switches on the boats like you say a fuse that can be reset they work well just more expensive. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boydie Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 When I rewired my Disco I replaced all the conventional blade units and use them 100%, brilliant idea as they are a circuit breaker and can be rest once the short or overlad has been rectified Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o_teunico Posted April 13, 2014 Author Share Posted April 13, 2014 Will give them a try then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C18RCH Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Where are you getting them from? I had a look at something similar but the price of them was still to high. 5 euros isn't too bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 They have a limited life, if they trip the life shortens, not too many trips can make them dead... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o_teunico Posted April 14, 2014 Author Share Posted April 14, 2014 www.electronicaembajadores.com search in products: fusibles automáticos. Don´t know if they will ship aboard. Price: 5 Eur + VAT Life expectancy: 500 cycles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boydie Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 I have always used Brico units, their range is from 5 to 50 amps in 5 amp increments. They are flat and are an easy replacement for the existing blade fuse, they have a small red pop up manual reset button. The only problem I originally experienced was being unable to re-fit the original engine bay fuse cover due to the increased height of the circuit breaker/fuses, which, now that I've totally rewired the beast the fuse/relay panel is mounted at the rear of the fridge/freezer where the rear passenger side seat used to be in my (it's now a 2 seater) Disco its no longer a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GW8IZR Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 They have a limited life, if they trip the life shortens, not too many trips can make them dead... Even the fairly cheap breakers will survive many thousands of over current trips. Closing a breaker onto a shorted circuit isn't recommended so the practice of pushing the reset to see what happens should be avoided. The shortened life is caused by operators closing the breaker before clearing the short. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 They have a limited life, if they trip the life shortens, not too many trips can make them dead... No good for your electrics then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoSS Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 They have a limited life, if they trip the life shortens, not too many trips can make them dead... Sorry but thats just not true. At least not to any degree that would affect use in a car. The ones pictured look like ETA, i've used similar ones in many applications both for my job & in my defender. In the defender i made a circuit breaker panel and wired it to the existing fuse panel by using male 0.25 spades, that way the standard wiring was unchanged and could be easily put back for sale. I use these - http://www.e-t-a.co.uk/fileadmin/user_upload/Ordnerstruktur/pdf-Data/Products/Elektromechanik/1_pdf_thermisch/1_pdf_englisch/D_1110_ENG.pdf As you can see number of operations is in the 2000 to 10,000 range, you will never get close to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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