Black-Tooth
Tony Natoli
Also... what I learned today about Factory Crimps.
The foto below is of TWO 25 amp rated fuse holders with 30 amp fuses that came in them... ganged together. They had pigtails with which I soldered terminal ends to and screwed them down onto a terminal strip... to operate two 25 amp radiator fans in my Vette.
When initialized, the fans spike to about 25 amps and then settle in at about 7 apiece.
Both fans eventually failed to operate last Friday on a 17 mile trip home with A/C on. The wiring burned OPEN just where they were crimped onto the terminals inside the cases where the fuses are located... and all this came from the factory like this.
I had to cut the remainder of the wiring off... and then tested the fuses... as it sat, as the cases were melted shut. Both fuses never blew! Some protection huh!
I tested everything and rewired the system without fuses and everything worked flawlessly. I plan on getting a 50 amp breaker for the entire system and then wire in two 30 amp breakers for each fan as well.
So... here I am still learning through experiences... most of which are bad. I guess unless you go to McMaster-Carr (or a similar supplier) its difficult to find decent terminals and electrical parts.
I don't think I'm gonna try and crimp ANYTHING ever again...
The foto below is of TWO 25 amp rated fuse holders with 30 amp fuses that came in them... ganged together. They had pigtails with which I soldered terminal ends to and screwed them down onto a terminal strip... to operate two 25 amp radiator fans in my Vette.
When initialized, the fans spike to about 25 amps and then settle in at about 7 apiece.
Both fans eventually failed to operate last Friday on a 17 mile trip home with A/C on. The wiring burned OPEN just where they were crimped onto the terminals inside the cases where the fuses are located... and all this came from the factory like this.
I had to cut the remainder of the wiring off... and then tested the fuses... as it sat, as the cases were melted shut. Both fuses never blew! Some protection huh!
I tested everything and rewired the system without fuses and everything worked flawlessly. I plan on getting a 50 amp breaker for the entire system and then wire in two 30 amp breakers for each fan as well.
So... here I am still learning through experiences... most of which are bad. I guess unless you go to McMaster-Carr (or a similar supplier) its difficult to find decent terminals and electrical parts.
I don't think I'm gonna try and crimp ANYTHING ever again...