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Old 01-16-06, 06:57 PM
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I found something doing this mod. I notice after you pushed them in hard.

I grabbed the power one; I noticed that if you wiggled it at all ever slightly it would lose contact causing the power to go on off on off on off on off. I thought this could be bad a bumpy road and car shuts off.

So I had my "air" cutting tool with a cutting disk on it that was almost completely worn. I used this to shave off some of the plastic that goes in-between the fuse. I sand disk on a dremel would work do. I mean it was not much at all just a little. This solved the issue.
Old 01-16-06, 09:36 PM
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GREAT THREAD !!! And tested and tweaked, too. Archive for sure.
Old 01-17-06, 12:43 AM
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Originally Posted by darkfrost
I've searched all over... but can't find any conversion rates from sq to amps. But if 1.25 = 60, and 0.3 = 30, then 0.5 probably shouldn't be too far off from 35 as RMD stated.

According to the Manual:

1.25=45 Amps
.30=20 Amps
.50=30 Amps
.85=35 Amps
Old 01-17-06, 12:50 AM
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Yea that was covered on page one.
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Originally Posted by iceblue
I found something doing this mod. I notice after you pushed them in hard.

I grabbed the power one; I noticed that if you wiggled it at all ever slightly it would lose contact causing the power to go on off on off on off on off. I thought this could be bad a bumpy road and car shuts off.

So I had my "air" cutting tool with a cutting disk on it that was almost completely worn. I used this to shave off some of the plastic that goes in-between the fuse. I sand disk on a dremel would work do. I mean it was not much at all just a little. This solved the issue.
I used the PAL ones from AutoZone and did not have your problem. Maybe manufacturers have slightly different tollerences... HUH?!?! good addition to the thread thought
Old 04-10-06, 08:27 PM
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this thread rocks!!! Who ever came up with this one, is 1st Gen member of the year for sure
Old 04-23-06, 08:59 AM
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I just did this! Damn it was easy. I read about it today and then went to the auto parts store. Did the changeover in the parking lot.

Went to Advance Auto parts. The fusble links are $2.77 each. Got 2 30 amp and 1 60 amp. Also got spares. It took about 37 seconds per link to change out (this includes tearing into the packaging)! It was so incredibly easy. Everything works great!
Old 04-23-06, 09:41 PM
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great man. they work better. allow more of a smoother flow to go through.

my windows roll up faster... wtf but they do.

I got a 30 a 45 and a 30 after somone threaded this link to me. thx for the info.


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Old 10-07-06, 02:28 PM
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Bump for this. I blew a link today and replaced all three with 30-60-30. Everything works now
Old 10-07-06, 10:12 PM
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Damn this really does need to be Archived or FAQ'd. This may well solve my problem as well
Old 10-07-06, 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by FirebirdSlayer666
Damn this really does need to be Archived or FAQ'd. This may well solve my problem as well
It was - A LONG TIME AGO..

Check the Archives..

https://www.rx7club.com/1st-gen-archive-71/electrical-fusible-link-conversion-thread-532866/
Old 10-07-06, 10:45 PM
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Ha, sorry. I never saw it in the archives and I was just there not too long ago
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