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03-02-2019, 06:05 PM
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Blade vs. glass tube fuse
Boy, this may be a dumb question...
The connections inside my tongue jack in-line fuse holder, which holds a 30 amp glass cylinder fuse, is corroded beyond repair, so I’m thinking about replacing it with a waterproof blade fuse holder.
I can’t think of any reason to not get rid of the glass fuse in favor of the blade type.
Any thoughts?
Thanks!
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03-02-2019, 06:12 PM
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Not dumb... IMO, replace the corroded one with a waterproof one; either a blade or cylinder as long as it's waterproof.
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03-02-2019, 06:32 PM
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30 amp fuse is 30 amps, regardless of blade or cylinder
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03-02-2019, 07:24 PM
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Re-wire it so you can replace it with a "self resetting circuit breaker"
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03-02-2019, 10:24 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SloPoke
Re-wire it so you can replace it with a "self resetting circuit breaker"
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What he said, makes life simpler if you overload it.
Here's a link. https://www.etrailer.com/dept-pg-Acc...t_Breaker.aspx
For $2.20 plus shipping it's a no-brainer in my book.
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03-03-2019, 01:47 AM
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Great! Thanks!
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03-03-2019, 08:49 AM
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Another vote for a breaker or blade fuse. Glass fuses seem to be going the way of the dodo bird.
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03-03-2019, 06:20 PM
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So does that mean that my glass fuses are antiques and worth a lot of money? Wow, if that's true then my fuses for a '67 VW must be worth a fortune. Yippie, I can retire! Uh-oh, I can't, I'm already retired. Drat!
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03-03-2019, 06:43 PM
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Waterproof for sure. Forsure a circuit breaker style for the electric tongue. Blade fuses are easy to find anywhere. Glass fuses, are getting harder to find.
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03-03-2019, 07:28 PM
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Ordered two, plan on giving one to the next door neighbor for his Jayco. He has blown his jack fuse a couple of times.
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03-03-2019, 08:46 PM
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With the re-settable, if it trips there is a time delay before it resets. Be patient while it resets.
I'm old school and like to see the fuse and be able to test it. I keep a key caddy in my front support control area with a supply of spare fuses.
Mine is a inline fuse but not glass so w/o a VOM, it's hard to visualize it being blown but no delay replacing it. On my fifth wheel, in 7 years I have only blown 1 or 2 fuses.
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