fusible link questions

[Clive Apps Techno-Logicals 416 510 0020]

> 
> The fusable link is intended to protect the wiring harness from frying -
> through out the vehicle. It is the weakest link in the wiring 'chain'. They
> normally have a high temperature insulation that also protects any adjacent
> wires from being burned.
> 
> It is not clear to me why you would need to put a fusible link in the wire
> that runs from the alternator + to the battery +. You sure dont want to
> "unload the alternator" while it is charging. And I asume that there are no
> other wires in series with that charging wire. 
> 
> I'd be glad to discuss this with you further , if needed.


somtimes the diode pack will short out and drain the battery or start a fire

Clive