John:
Blade fuses will probably be more reliable, if non original.
Be aware that if you replace the fuse box that you will need to
derate the fuses by at least 40%.
Lucas (and all European cars for that matter) use the DIN
standard for rating fuses, while US fuses use the underwriters
laboratory standard. DIN rates the BLOW current, UL rates the SUSTAINED
current. E.G. a Lucas 35 AMP fuse would get replaced with no more than a
20 amp US fuse, a 17 AMP would be even better. This is one reason Lucas
gets blamed (unfairly in this case) for wiring problems. If you swap the
Lucas fuse for say, a buss fuse of the same rating, you risk a fire
since the buss fuse will pass twice as much current before blowing.
Vance
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@Autox.Team.Net [mailto:owner-6pack@Autox.Team.Net] On
Behalf Of John VanNorman
Sent: April 28, 2007 5:10 AM
To: 6pack
Subject: [6pack] Fuse box upgrade suggestions
List,
I was reading in the "How to Improve the TR6" book about the fuse box
upgrade options, which obviously got me thinking
about it. My wiring harness is in pretty good shape and I'm not
planning on adding any major electrical additions other
than a modern stereo and the sealed halogen headlights from NAPA that a
lot of you have recommended. Would upgrading or
changing the fuse box be anything worth considering? I guess a box that
uses spade fuses would be nice since both of my
"non-fun" cars use spade fuses (that way I can just keep a bunch of the
same style fuses around). And being able to add
a few more fuses to items that currently don't have fuses (such as the
headlights) wouldn't be bad.
If so, any recommended suppliers other than what is mentioned in the
book? I haven't looked to see if Dan Master has
anything on this yet.
John V.
1974 1/2 TR6
CF 28149U
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