Should make it a lot easier finding and resetting when a fuse goes.
Electrical Replacing blade fuses with circuit breakers
- Thread starter Bellbirdweb
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Should make it a lot easier finding and resetting when a fuse goes.
If you are blowing fuses often enough to justify circuit breakers, I'd recommend looking closely at the cause.
I've only ever blown 1 fuse, however it's a lot easier resetting a circuit breaker than finding a replacement fuse, assuming you have one.
My house has had circuit breakers for 30 years, I don't see the difference.
Got them on eBay, they are a Narva product so probably available in auto parts stores as well.
Yep, fair enough mate - just from the original wording I took the wrong assumption
Were they very expensive to buy?
bl00dy hell, that's ridiculous isn't it. You're right of course - it is a lot simpler to push a button than find a spare fuse (which ALWAYS falls into the least accessible point in your spares box)
or you store them in just the right place, so you can get to them in the Van, and know exactly where they are
until you need them, and you have forgotten that great spot..............
until you need them, and you have forgotten that great spot..............
Or they're in the shed at home....and you're 1000ks away.
Or buy 30 of them and leave a few everywhere: in the van, in the spares box, taped on top of the Setek, in the tool box, in the glove box and some at home.
regards
Mike
regards
Mike
It's $45 on a $60K van.Or get circuit breakers
Yeah, I thought about it quite seriously. In the Penguin, only two of the 10A supply fuses are actually used, (plus the battery fuse), so there are something like six spare 10A fuses in the unused positions as well.Or get circuit breakers
One fuse supplies the inside and exterior LED lights, the other (marked water pump) supplies the stove ignition,
and now the fridge fan I installed on the top vent.
Total cost would have been less than $18, but I am tight as a ("whatever") and I bought 30 assorted fuses on ebay
for $1.58.
regards
Miike
I used the savings to buy 10m of drinking quality hose today.
I used the savings to buy 10m of drinking quality hose today. Haven't had to fill the water tank yet.
I am still only dreaming of a $60k van!
We just bought a $22k Penguin, so in one way of looking at it, I should have another $38k for optioning it up
regards
Mike
I used the savings to buy 10m of drinking quality hose today. Haven't had to fill the water tank yet.
I am still only dreaming of a $60k van!
We just bought a $22k Penguin, so in one way of looking at it, I should have another $38k for optioning it up
regards
Mike
Yep!!! either that or they are rattling around in the glove box getting beat up, I will say though, if I have an issue I'm trying to sort and have to keep replacing a fuse until I find the short I would rather a circuit breaker.
I can see why my wife walked back inside tonight
she said "every time your out here you are dreaming of spending money" 
I think this is me being thorough in what we need! Which is everythingCheers Max.
I can see why my wife walked back inside tonight
Mrs Dagree has given up coming out when I'm playing around in the van.... She just asks "What have you done to it now?" when I get inside
Hi,Yep!!! either that or they are rattling around in the glove box getting beat up, I will say though, if I have an issue I'm trying to sort and have to keep replacing a fuse until I find the short I would rather a circuit breaker.
I can see why my wife walked back inside tonight
Cheers Max.
in my younger days, I would have soldered a small 12V dash light across a blown fuse on a long lead and put it in the suspect fuse position. Small enough current draw to not damage anything, but bright enough to see if it is on or off from anywhere.
Didn't have new-fangled circuit breakers in those days. I remember those days in Queensland when if you wanted to drink a
cold beer other than XXXX you had to go to interstate. Buying drinks in a pub was so simple and so quick. sigh.....
regards
Mike
Hahaha, sounds like a little before my time @mikerezny, but rest assured I grew up when the tv remote was "Max change the channel" , only rich people had air con in their car and the only place that had more than one tv was a tv shop. Don't regret it one little bit either.