From: "Mountain Man" <maontin....@gmail.com>
The fuse draws too much and gets hot and melts the fuse holder.
Anyone else with the same situation? Does remote fuse with higher
amps work?
Thanks.
mao
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Hi Mao,
If that's #8 (16 amp) on the fuse block, and it burned up because the fuse
was not making good contact, you might be able to get a No.30-0.128 drill
bit, slide it through the hole in the flexible connector below, and drill
out a little of the plastic that melted and filled up contact hole. This
drill bit is a near perfect match for the holes.
Then you can cut off a 5/32" drill bit to the same length as a fuse and
grind the cut end to a point. Then you can slip it in the holder just like
you would a fuse and turn it by hand several time to clean up the contact
area of the hole. A few layers of masking tape around the cut off drill bit
will give you more leverage and make it easier on your fingers.
The fuseholder for one headlight on my '83 240D overheated and melted the
plastic behind the hole, and I fixed it this way. Been driving it at night
for several months since with no problem.
I've looked at several 123 fuseholders and all showed evidence of the top
contact on No. 8 connector running hot even though they were causing no
problem at the time.
Good luck,
Gerry
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