Re: [MBZ] Dang. It was one of the 'good' fuses.
Dwight, et al. Nope! Nothing left but memories. I had to buy three whole boxes of fuse replacement parts for my 170v, and, being a starving Cpl., grumbled at the price. Happy Days of Yore! Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred. At 08:14 AM 8/15/2009, you wrote: What a good idea-before the UK adopted the US throwaway society. Do you still have any? Could be an event at the ChowdahQ. Dwight (who used to roll his own-Bull Durham.) Dwight E. Giles, Jr. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Dang. It was one of the 'good' fuses.
What a good idea-before the UK adopted the US throwaway society. Do you still have any? Could be an event at the ChowdahQ. Dwight (who used to roll his own-Bull Durham.) Dwight E. Giles, Jr. 1978 240D 4 speed. 218K miles. 1979 240D- auto -250K + miles. (SOLD). 1990 300D 2.5t 160K miles. Wickford, RI -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Frederick W Moir Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 10:06 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Dang. It was one of the 'good' fuses. Grretings and Salutations, All. In the U.K. in the '60's you could, indeed, get a box of metal form fuses to replace the burned through part on the ceramic body. Long gone now, of course. Just like the early days, a fuse "kit" was a card with several gauges of wire, a glass tube, some metal end caps and a file-cum-glass cutter thing. Roll your own! God, I'm gettin' olde. Fred Moir Lynn MA '87 190DT Bent '87 190DT Blue '85 300TD Sunshine. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Dang. It was one of the 'good' fuses.
> tyler wrote: > I like to coat the ends in di-electric grease, which seems to > eliminate corrosion issues permanently. Doesn't have to be di-electric grease. Wheel bearing grease, white grease, whatever. The grease keeps the air away so there's no oxidation. The metals make enough contact for electricity to flow. I do that to practically all automotive electrical connections from headlights to the battery terminals. -- Philip ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Dang. It was one of the 'good' fuses.
Grretings and Salutations, All. In the U.K. in the '60's you could, indeed, get a box of metal form fuses to replace the burned through part on the ceramic body. Long gone now, of course. Just like the early days, a fuse "kit" was a card with several gauges of wire, a glass tube, some metal end caps and a file-cum-glass cutter thing. Roll your own! God, I'm gettin' olde. Fred Moir Lynn MA '87 190DT Bent '87 190DT Blue '85 300TD Sunshine. At 02:30 PM 8/14/2009, you wrote: Since the porcelain bodies of the fuse are still good, it would seem that the fusible metal strips would be available someplace without buying the whole fuse? No. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Dang. It was one of the 'good' fuses.
Thanks, Manfred. Gainesville is out of my range for now but I did find one for $29.99 on the Harbor Freight website. I think that might have been the one several members bought. Gerry -- From: "MG" Gerry, The Harbor Freight store in Gainesville has one on sale right now for $9.99 till Aug 24th. Don't know how good they are but at that price I guess it could be worth a try. You can always take it back if you don't like it. They are real good about that. Manfred Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:00:44 -0400 From: "archer" P.S. What's a brand/source for an infrared thermometer? Flukes are available for around $100 but I seem to remember a discussion about cheaper ones that also worked well. Thanks, Gerry ___ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Dang. It was one of the 'good' fuses.
Gerry, The Harbor Freight store in Gainesville has one on sale right now for $9.99 till Aug 24th. Don't know how good they are but at that price I guess it could be worth a try. You can always take it back if you don't like it. They are real good about that. Manfred Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:00:44 -0400 From: "archer" Subject: Re: [MBZ] Dang. It was one of the 'good' fuses. P.S. What's a brand/source for an infrared thermometer? Flukes are available for around $100 but I seem to remember a discussion about cheaper ones that also worked well. Thanks, Gerry ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Dang. It was one of the 'good' fuses.
I've been known to replace them with a strip of aluminum foil in an "emergency." The strip needs to be wider to blow at the same level of current draw, since the foil is so thin. Even better is just taking a handful of spares from a junkyard. I like to coat the ends in di-electric grease, which seems to eliminate corrosion issues permanently. Tyler archer wrote: Since the porcelain bodies of the fuse are still good, it would seem that the fusible metal strips would be available someplace without buying the whole fuse? P.S. What's a brand/source for an infrared thermometer? Flukes are available for around $100 but I seem to remember a discussion about cheaper ones that also worked well. Thanks, Gerry ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Dang. It was one of the 'good' fuses.
Since the porcelain bodies of the fuse are still good, it would seem that the fusible metal strips would be available someplace without buying the whole fuse? No. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Dang. It was one of the 'good' fuses.
He discovered it was a fuse that had corroded most of the contact point, so it still showed continuity and power on testing, but being a 30 amp with all the turn signals, gauges and brakes on it the bad spots stopped enough of the power that they didn't work, though it tested good. --- In such cases I like to use a Dremel wire brush to clean up the contacts in the fuse block too. -- Jim --- Since the porcelain bodies of the fuse are still good, it would seem that the fusible metal strips would be available someplace without buying the whole fuse? P.S. What's a brand/source for an infrared thermometer? Flukes are available for around $100 but I seem to remember a discussion about cheaper ones that also worked well. Thanks, Gerry ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Dang. It was one of the 'good' fuses.
Mitch Haley wrote: Jim Cathey wrote: In such cases I like to use a Dremel wire brush to clean up the contacts in the fuse block too. A wire brush on a bench grinder allows you to clean 50 of them in a few minutes. The bench grinder was for wholesale cleaning of fuses. (which might be safer to replace). I didn't catch that JC was talking about the fuse holders at first. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Dang. It was one of the 'good' fuses.
Jim Cathey wrote: In such cases I like to use a Dremel wire brush to clean up the contacts in the fuse block too. A wire brush on a bench grinder allows you to clean 50 of them in a few minutes. When testing, sometimes it's better to voltmeter across the terminals. If you get more than a tenth of a volt, something's wrong. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Dang. It was one of the 'good' fuses.
He discovered it was a fuse that had corroded most of the contact point, so it still showed continuity and power on testing, but being a 30 amp with all the turn signals, gauges and brakes on it the bad spots stopped enough of the power that they didn't work, though it tested good. In such cases I like to use a Dremel wire brush to clean up the contacts in the fuse block too. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
