Date:         Tue, 2 Jul 2019 08:06:21 -0700
Reply-To:     Steve Williams <sbw@SBW.ORG>
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From:         Steve Williams <sbw@SBW.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Clean up Fuse Block under dash?...maybe add dielectric grease?
Comments: To: vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@COX.NET>
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Good point.  Because there are switched and unswitched circuits and relays.

But it would be interesting to work out how many different feeds.  If
it's just "continuous" and "switched" and "alternator is running," then
there are fuse blocks available with multiple bus bars.

And there are modern fuse blocks with an independent circuits for each
fuse, so it might be possible to just use the wiring, except none of
those wires appear to have any slack.

On 7/1/2019 9:38 AM, vw_van_fan_Mark wrote:
> That kind of fuse panel won't work to replace the stock one. You need a
> panel that has separate in and out connections for each fuse. That one
> has only a single power in shared by all the fuses.
>
> Mark
>
> Steve Williams wrote:
> ..................
>>
>> Now I'm thinking it wouldn't be that much more trouble to install a
>> modern fuse block like this one:
>>
>> https://bandc.com/product/fuse-holder-8-20-slot/
>>
>> That's available with 12, 16, and 20 slots, so it could provide some
>> spare fuse positions or allow a few circuits now on one fuse to be split
>> across multiple fuses.
>>
>> It looks like it wouldn't be hard to cut the relay panel off of the OEM
>> panel and somehow mount both of them.  Of course, it's pretty tight down
>> there, and none of the wires have any extra slack, so I might have to
>> rearrange things.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>