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pics of a fusible link?

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can somebody post a pic of a fusible link?

I can't figure out what im supposed to be looking for...

thanks in advance.
 
I don't have a pic so the easiest way for me to describe it is...

A wire that looks like it goes into a larger diameter tube about the size of a pencil?? or so that is about an inch long??
It would sort of look like one of those old glass fuse holders but would not open up.
Hope that helps you out:dunno:
 
big jimmy 91 said:
I don't have a pic so the easiest way for me to describe it is...

A wire that looks like it goes into a larger diameter tube about the size of a pencil?? or so that is about an inch long??
It would sort of look like one of those old glass fuse holders but would not open up.
Hope that helps you out:dunno:

Not all fusible links are like that. That is typical of what the Ford fusible link looks like. Fusible link wire is a special kind of wire that will only support a certain amperage before the wire melts.
 
As said, they are sometimes hard to spot. Basically, look for anything unusual along the circuit in question. Maybe a fatter diameter section that usually says "fusible link" molded right in. Sometimes it's a different color wire, maybe slightly different diameter. Sometimes it has a "tape" tag saying "fusible link" or similar or a "tab" modeled on or something. But the main thing is that it will always splice into the main wire on each end not to far away via a plug, a lug, or sometimes a hard splice.

Frankly, I hate those things. Not sure if it's a great idea or not, others can chime in to confirm, but I have been known to wire in a fuse body with slow blow fuse in some cases.
 
I had a fusable link that took a crap on me, well the part the was still hot decided to arc againt some other crap and the mess continued from there...
 

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