[Spridgets] Auto Experts: Not LBC but stupid fuseable link needed for my truck..ugh.

[Rick Fisk]

Linda,

Fusible links are just wires, but they do have a special type of insulation on them that won't catch fire and burn your pickup down when they blow.  That's why it's not a good idea to replace then with regular wire.  

If the Datsun part is not available then you will have to make one using links from another car.  Why did your's blow?

The rubber bumper Midgets do have fusible links.  The older cars just have regular old fuses.  Sometimes it's cheaper for the manufacturer to just insert a fusible link in a circuit than running wires to and from a proper fuse block.  I always thought they were an afterthought.  Car designer says "Oh jeez, we need a fuse here!"  Accountant says "Just put in a fusible link and we'll save twenty cents over doing it right. "

Rick

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> On Apr 14, 2019, at 10:18 AM, Linda Grunthaner via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> List,
> I have exhausted all sites stores and groups for this nasty bugger called a fuseable link which to me is just a wire. I'll make one after I exhaust all other efforts but prefer not to open up my wiring harness and solder in.
> 
> I need this "looks like" image in link, 5 wires called fuseable links which to me is just a thinner than connected to wire at 6" long:
> 
> Why can't I just use wire that is 6" long (I read they need to be 6" long) and just the 4 gauges smaller than what they go into? At the very bottom is a nice youtube of a guy soldering them in and he made the most sense.
> 
> What did MG and Austin Healey do to not require them in our Spridgets?
> Many thanks as always school me on what Spridgets use to not need these.
> Linda
> 62 California Sprite "Pinky"
> Knowledge is power, repairs are a PITA : )
> 
> http://datnissparts.com/fusible-link-assy-for-datsun-nissan-720-pickup-24022-10w00-can-replace-24022-06w11/
> 
> This site from Autozone shows how to make one:
> link
> 
> https://www.autozone.com/repairguides/Nissan-Pick-ups-and-Pathfinder-1970-1988/CIRCUIT-PROTECTION/Fusible-Link/_/P-0900c1528004f5e4
> 
> I guess I can get them in every color so I don't end up confused on my harness:
> https://www.oreillyauto.com/shop/b/lighting---electrical-16777/fuses-16615/fusible-link--universal--17516/12af23bde667  
> 
> Youtube a guy solders in his own.
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SpsSRGfDQI  
> 
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