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| 914Wes |
 Aug 30 2025, 07:24 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 41 Joined: 9-March 22 From: SO CAL Member No.: 26,388 Region Association: Southern California  |
I found a stash of ceramic fuses in 8, 16, and 25 amp. About 2-300 of each are available. I was wondering what do you guys figure spare fuses are worth now that they are not being made in ceramic anymore. How would you guys like to purchase spares? I could make them into complete set of 12 for the fuse panel, 1 of each needed depending on year, or perhaps just small 5 packs like the 911 did it with 3 x 8 amp fuses, 1x 16 amp, 1 x 25 amp? Obviously not trying to do this to get rich but would need to make it worth my time to repack/ship fuses.
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| bdstone914 |
Sep 4 2025, 08:49 PM
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bdstone914 Group: Members Posts: 5,111 Joined: 8-November 03 From: Riverside CA Member No.: 1,319 |
This is why you don't want thermoplastic fuses.
This is the result of what will happen to the plastic on the relay board when the fuse to terminal resistance is high. The board melts and the terminals discolor and distort. I have seen this on several relay boards I have restored. Attached thumbnail(s)  
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| JamesM |
Sep 4 2025, 10:42 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,132 Joined: 6-April 06 From: Kearns, UT Member No.: 5,834 Region Association: Intermountain Region |
QUOTE(bdstone914 @ Sep 4 2025, 06:49 PM)  This is why you don't want thermoplastic fuses. This is the result of what will happen to the plastic on the relay board when the fuse to terminal resistance is high. The board melts and the terminals discolor and distort. I have seen this on several relay boards I have restored. That is also the highest current circuit on the car and maybe the most common to dead short to ground given it also feeds the AAR. Definitely don't want high resistance there. Seen quite a few melted there. Not sure its due to a bad fuse though as i have never seen a plastic fuse in a 914. Still wouldn't want one there though. The riveted design of the relay boards doesn't help either |
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914Wes Ceramic fuses Aug 30 2025, 07:24 PM
Superhawk996 What no $18/fuse option :rotfl: Aug 30 2025, 09:00 PM
bdstone914
What no $18/fuse option :rotfl:
We can ma... Aug 31 2025, 06:27 AM JamesM Huh?
Maybe 10 for 4 bucks?
Would put you in th... Aug 30 2025, 10:24 PM Superhawk996
Huh?
Maybe 10 for 4 bucks?
Would put you in t... Aug 30 2025, 11:22 PM wonkipop
Huh?
Maybe 10 for 4 bucks?
Would put you in ... Aug 31 2025, 01:25 AM Superhawk996
[quote name='JamesM' post='3221968' date='Aug 31... Aug 31 2025, 06:36 AM bdstone914
[quote name='wonkipop' post='3221973' date='Aug 3... Aug 31 2025, 06:43 AM Superhawk996
We have sold the Pudenz fuse packs for $3... Aug 31 2025, 06:51 AM bdstone914
We have sold the Pudenz fuse packs for ... Aug 31 2025, 07:26 AM wonkipop
[quote name='wonkipop' post='3221973' date='Aug 3... Aug 31 2025, 03:15 PM Dave_Darling Hmmmm.... Now I'm starting to wonder if I can... Aug 31 2025, 05:29 AM bdstone914
Hmmmm.... Now I'm starting to wonder if I ca... Aug 31 2025, 06:30 AM wonkipop
Hmmmm.... Now I'm starting to wonder if I c... Aug 31 2025, 03:30 PM bdstone914 I have in an emergency wrapped a burned out fuse i... Aug 31 2025, 06:34 AM Spoke
I have in an emergency wrapped a burned out fuse ... Aug 31 2025, 07:52 AM bdstone914
I have in an emergency wrapped a burned out fuse... Aug 31 2025, 10:28 AM 914Wes
I have in an emergency wrapped a burned out fuse... Aug 31 2025, 12:27 PM JamesM
[quote name='Spoke' post='3222025' date='Aug 31 2... Aug 31 2025, 04:12 PM wonkipop
[quote name='Spoke' post='3222025' date='Aug 31 ... Aug 31 2025, 04:34 PM JamesM
look closer at little fuse datasheets. just say... Aug 31 2025, 10:17 PM wonkipop
[quote name='wonkipop' post='3222095' date='Aug 3... Sep 1 2025, 01:17 AM JamesM
not popping when its supposed to.
Then that w... Sep 1 2025, 10:37 AM Superhawk996
not popping when its supposed to.
Then that ... Sep 1 2025, 11:21 AM wonkipop
[quote name='JamesM' post='3222191' date='Sep 1 2... Sep 2 2025, 02:08 AM JamesM
Stop making sense.
I refuse! :D
Gr... Sep 2 2025, 10:29 PM wonkipop
[quote name='Superhawk996' post='3222194' date='S... Sep 3 2025, 01:10 AM JamesM
hats off to you mate. nothing like an empirica... Sep 3 2025, 09:27 PM wonkipop
hats off to you mate. nothing like an empiric... Sep 3 2025, 10:26 PM 914Wes
[quote name='914Wes' post='3222059' date='Aug 31 ... Aug 31 2025, 05:34 PM bdstone914 @JamesM
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' date='Aug 31 2025, 03:12 PM... Aug 31 2025, 09:46 PM fixer34
[b]@[url=http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?s... Sep 1 2025, 04:04 PM bdstone914 It is also common for the relay board plastic arou... Aug 31 2025, 06:40 AM davep I think that a baggie of 15 fuses for $30 to ... Aug 31 2025, 06:44 AM brant Early on in 914 worlds existence
We used to make ... Aug 31 2025, 09:15 AM Superhawk996
Early on in 914 worlds existence
We used to make... Aug 31 2025, 10:47 AM mepstein I think there’s a small percentage of the 914 cr... Aug 31 2025, 11:01 AM 914Wes
I think there’s a small percentage of the 914 c... Aug 31 2025, 12:12 PM Superhawk996
With only a few hundred white 8 amp fuses availa... Aug 31 2025, 12:21 PM wonkipop
I think there’s a small percentage of the 914 ... Aug 31 2025, 03:44 PM fixer34
I think there’s a small percentage of the 914 ... Sep 1 2025, 04:12 PM StarBear
[quote name='914Wes' post='3222054' date='Aug 31 ... Sep 2 2025, 06:01 AM Lucky9146 Agree, "You’re doing the community a huge f... Aug 31 2025, 03:47 PM Superhawk996 I mean it would have been impressive enough had yo... Sep 2 2025, 10:39 PM Artfrombama My thoughts;
The aluminum fuse element over time h... Sep 2 2025, 10:50 PM Superhawk996
My thoughts;
The aluminum fuse element over time ... Sep 2 2025, 11:01 PM JamesM
Regardless I’ve seen enough wiring done with w... Sep 2 2025, 11:45 PM JamesM
My thoughts;
The aluminum fuse element over time ... Sep 2 2025, 11:32 PM wonkipop
My thoughts;
The aluminum fuse element over time... Sep 3 2025, 01:17 AM Artfrombama
The riveted design of the relay boards doesn... Sep 5 2025, 12:50 PM |
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