pics of a fusible link?

[dirtwarrior17]

can somebody post a pic of a fusible link?

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

thanks in advance.

 

[big jimmy 91]

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

 

[4X4HIGH]

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

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.

 

[big jimmy 91]

My bad

How can you tell I've owned Fords (cough still do cough)
I forgot about the different types and only thought of the fat ones lol

 

[BadDog]

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.

 

[supersize75k5]

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...