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#90-GTSC · 01-11-2013, 10:42 PM

Fusable (sp?) link.

The alternator on my race car went out one time. Look it to a alternator/generator/starter repair guy. Been in the business most of life (now 60). Reputed to know everything there was to know about those three things. Fixed mine up. He asked if I had a "fusable link" in the big positive battery cable coming from the battery. I asked what that was! He explained it was a piece (I think) of lead that if there was short, like the positive terminal was shorted in a wreck, the lead would melt before the battery exploded or the wiring melted all the insulation off.

I never put it in. Anyone heard of this?

01-11-2013, 10:42 PM	#211
#90-GTSC Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Grafton Posts: 285	Fusable (sp?) link. The alternator on my race car went out one time. Look it to a alternator/generator/starter repair guy. Been in the business most of life (now 60). Reputed to know everything there was to know about those three things. Fixed mine up. He asked if I had a "fusable link" in the big positive battery cable coming from the battery. I asked what that was! He explained it was a piece (I think) of lead that if there was short, like the positive terminal was shorted in a wreck, the lead would melt before the battery exploded or the wiring melted all the insulation off. I never put it in. Anyone heard of this? __________________ Started looking for 379 Peterbilt TC, 24' to 30' box, bumper pull--but ended up w/1999 Liberty Coach conversion of 45' Prevost XLV bus. 1,000sf heated/AC'd race shop w/dump station, 50amp shore pwr where bus parks, 3 NASCAR/ARCA race cars & 26' Bravo trailer.