Fusing with fuses!?!?!?

[garyd]

On my 86 41C there are the set of fuses on either side of the battery selector box. they are the ones you have to use a small blade screwdriver to unscrew. After looking closely they seem to be a cheap product and several of them have recently failed. Has anyone done away with these and gone to circuit breakers? If so I'd love to hear about it before I start down that path.

Have fun boating garyd

 

[Beckytek]

I have replaced several of these fuse holders with a similar type but you can change a fuse by just pushing and rotating with your fingers, instead of a screw driver. The old ones screw out also and the plastic breaks real easy. If you use breakers it'll cost more and more work mounting them. It's so cheap and easy with the same type with the bayonet base.

 

[fissioneng]

I am looking for a replacement screw-in panel mount fuse holder knob to go on the main DC engine room panel. Many of us have the slotted screw driver knobs which are hard to remove and sometimes fail. I am trying to avoid replacing the whole fuse holder (lots of them!) and I am looking for just the threaded knob, but with flutes so you can turn it with your hand. The trouble I'm having is that all the newer fuse holders seem to be of the bayonet type. I am thinking of trying to glue a knob on top of the existing knob. I have called Bussmann and Littelfuse technical support and neither has a screw in type knob. Sam's doesn't have one either. I've attached a photo of the knob. Anyone have any ideas?

 

[Beckytek]

Why not epoxy a knurled knob right to the top. That eliminates the need for a screw driver. Ron

 

[fissioneng]

That is exactly what I did. I bought nylon cap nuts from Lowe's and glued them on with Gorilla Glue. That way, if they get tight and can't be hand loosened, I can put a socket on them. Time will tell how the glue holds up in the heat of the engine room.