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72 Dart fac a/c car what size fuseable link do I need? Car has mad upgrade and volt gauge replacing amp gauge. Also has circuit breaker in alt/bat wire
 
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I bought a few different size rolls at parts store and made a couple of spares I keep in the glove box. Luckily I have never had to use them. Finally must have done something right for change.:lol:
 
I'm just gonna say "it likely depends" (on what they are made of). I've seen some that sure don't seem to be copper.
 
Kendog 170 said:
I bought a few different size rolls at parts store and made a couple of spares I keep in the glove box. Luckily I have never had to use them. Finally must have done something right for change.:lol:
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If you have some you won't use, you likely could relieve yourself of some on here by selling it in one or two foot lengths. ..........or 5..........or 10........
 
I have some later nos Mopar 16Ga ones if any one needs them 10 each shipped.
 
The rolls were around 5 or 10 feet. They are tucked away in a 28' box trailer I am paying storage on at a friend's yard. All my tools and car stuff and shop are in it until I move to NC. which is 2 years out. I'm in a rental and most of my work is done in the driveway out of a toolbox I had in my shed for fixing small engines.And of course it's getting out of hand, my rearend in my truck is howling and I'm working on the ground. :(

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Did you read the link I sent you ?
Installation and function of a Fusible Link is similar to the “cartridge type,” in-line fuse. But the Fusible Link does not deteriorate or have meltdown problems with constant use in heavy-duty systems, as the cartridge type fuse is famous for. (Chevy began installing Fusible Link wires in the main-power circuits with ’66 models, and of those old cars that are still in use, most of the original Fusible Link wires are still in place. If a Fusible Link burned out then it saved the car!)

Examples of circuits where the Fusible Link wire will be the most reliable short-circuit protection are; *the main power wire to the dash area, *the alternator-to-battery “charging wire,” *power-up wire to electric radiator fans, and other systems where the amount of current flow is a large amount for long periods of time.

NOTES about Fusible Links Only a serious short will cause a Fusible Link to burn–it disconnects a circuit from power just before the rest of the wiring in a circuit would be damaged. Momentary overloads will not burn out a Fusible Link–such as arcing a wrench between ground and an exposed terminal.
 
Tony was brave hooking those wires back together to get home. If he was wrong about where his short was he could have paid the price.
 
Tony knows how to get home. He has been around Mopars all his life.
 
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