Bill; You have a good point.There exist a "fuseable link" which you could experiment with. I do not have any experience with them but newer cars seen to use them a lot.I have seen them for sale in the "HELP" section in FLAPS. I believe they are designed to handle a large amount of current. Drive Safely & Good Luck Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC>86 VW crewcab;60 T-5 Coupe On Wed, 17 Feb 1999 10:12:55 -0800 "Davidson" <wdavidson@thegrid.net> writes: ....>The problem as I see it is that there is NO fuse protection between the + main battery terminal and the fuse block, or between the + main battery terminal and the starter, or between the + main battery terminal and the + auxiliary battery terminal (if you have one). These unfused wires carry significant amps and they are routed under the van. Should the insulation on these wires be damaged there is a real danger of them shorting to the frame, >and the potential for a fire. Seems like it would be nice to have them >fused. My 2 cents. >Bill >90 Westy Syncro ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] |
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