Date:         Mon, 12 May 2008 17:23:58 -0700
Reply-To:     Mister Tom <TomsGroups@SALICOS.COM>
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From:         Mister Tom <TomsGroups@SALICOS.COM>
Subject:      Re: electrical weirdness after 2nd battery install......
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> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Vanagon Mailing List
> >[mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Mark Drillock
> >Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 3:47 PM
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >Subject: Re: electrical weirdness after 2nd battery install......
> >
> >My method uses a .250" male spade on the end of the wire.
> >This spade plugs into the lower slot of the removed fuse #3.
> >No way to put the fuse back with the wire plugged into
> >place.  If you remove the wire and put the fuse in all you
> >have done is move the interior lights,etc back to the main
> >battery. That is one of the advantages of my method. It can
> >easily be undone so the radio, inside lights, etc can be
> >used even if the aux battery has croaked.
> >
> >Mark



A little different maybe. Here's what I did.  I blew the fuse and soldered
the Aux power wire onto the lower spade of the fuse.  You have to dig away
some of the plastic that covers the conductors.  This is low profile and is
held in pretty tight.  The fun part of course is blowing the fuse.  You need
to make sure it is COMPLETELY blown.  Also reversable by taping it off and
re-installing the original fuse.

See it here:
http://www.salicos.com/F3Fuse.htm


Tom Salicos
'87 Syncro Westy EG-33