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W113 Pagoda SL Group => Electrical and Instruments => Topic started by: rmmchl on October 31, 2009, 01:21:53

Title: short fuse
Post by: rmmchl on October 31, 2009, 01:21:53

where can we buy the short fuses?

Title: Re: short fuse
Post by: JamesL on October 31, 2009, 07:45:24

I got mine from SLS

They do a spare set of all fuses so I replaced them all at once

Title: Re: short fuse
Post by: SteveK on October 31, 2009, 11:44:12

I got mine along with all of the bulbs at Arizona Autohaus.  They have great prices and ship quick.

Title: Re: short fuse
Post by: ja17 on October 31, 2009, 14:28:25

Hello,

For those of you who do not mind a slightly non-original replacement:   "Buss fuse has a stainless and glass alternative to the ceramic german fuses.  These Buss fuses never corrode and never loose contact like those old crusty ceramic and aluminum fuses.  They have the correct pointed ends like the German fuses and come in various amp ratings.  In addition they also have the short fuse with pointed ends in stainless and glass I believe that the nubmer is BGF 25. The longer 8 amp variety is #KG8.  You should be able to get these at your local NAPA store. 

I have used these for years in my rally car where absolute electrical dependability is a critcal.

Title: Re: short fuse
Post by: awolff280sl on November 01, 2009, 02:34:52

Hey Joe, no one around my neck of the woods has the glass fuses. I bought some online, but they sent me the plastic (used to be ceramic) ones instead, even though the online picture was of a glass one. I called Busman, they make them, and they told me they are no longer making the glass fuses.

Title: Re: short fuse
Post by: ja17 on November 01, 2009, 06:11:36

Hello Andy,

Thanks for the information on this. Too bad, they worked so well !   Now I just need to find a NAPA store with some old stock inventory!

Title: Re: short fuse
Post by: georgem on November 02, 2009, 01:06:29

Speaking of short fuses

Does anybody know why the  short fuses are short?

George
230SL
Brisbane

Title: Re: short fuse
Post by: Witt on November 02, 2009, 01:18:56

....shortly after receiving my car five years ago, I replaced all fuses with the regular non-short fuses. These fuses are used by all older German cars. I used to run a VW repair shop and had tons of them around. They are readily available here in Canada at Canadian-Tire stores.

Why short fuse? Beats me.....

CHEERS !
WITT !

Title: Re: short fuse
Post by: Raymond on November 02, 2009, 19:03:35

Best suggestion I've heard about the short fuses was to keep you from putting a 25 amp fuse in an 8 amp circuit.

Title: Re: short fuse
Post by: Witt on November 04, 2009, 01:46:08

.....that makes a lot of sense.....

further to the old style porcelan-fuses, to the best of my recollection:
white =  8 amp
red    = 12 amp
blue   = 15 amp
grey   = 25 amp

CHEERS !
WITT !