umm then why did someone else bring it up???

talk away buddy

 

You brought it up. Read closely. LOL

 

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Originally posted by cerwin-vega:
are the glass fuses the way to go coz my mate was telling me yes coz those plastic cased 1s if they dont break ciruct they can melt and pooch the holder for the fuse therefore entering to buy another block
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Glass fuses are fine as long as they are of good quality. Sometimes it's difficult to tell.

I have never heard such a story of MAXI or any plastic fuses that have melted the plastic and kill the holders. How do they not break circuit?
Why do majority of auto manufacturers use plastic cased ATO fuses instead of glass?
If it melts, it probably was the wrong fuse size or was installed by some moron.


i did read closely [img]smile.gif[/img] melting fuses..it does happen which is applicable to the thread topic thanks!!

 

the fuses... that was the point!!

 

go maxi...you get what you pay for

 

A friend of mine had a distro block melt due to a low wire guage. I believe he was using a 10AWG power cable with an amp pulling at least 60 amps. The 10awg wire turned all black where it was terminated, and the block melted a bit. As mentioned above, this was due to high resistance. If everything is installed correctly, and fuse and wire guage is selected carefully, the fuse block should not get much warmer than the temperature in the car. Glass fuses and plastic fuses should both work sufficiently so long as they are 'decent' quality fuses. I've heard MAXI fuses have advantages over the standard glass fuses most people use. I've been using mini-wafers for the last few months, and they have been getting the job done nicely. Power wiring and termination is not something you want to skimp out on. Just make sure you get brand name accessories.