fusible link questions

[Pat Ford]

On Thu, 4 Feb 1999, Steve Sassine wrote:

> Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 16:43:22 +1100 (EST)
> From: Steve Sassine <n9480320 at garbo.nepean.uws.EDU.AU>
> To: DIY_EFI at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu
> Subject: Re: fusible link questions
> 
> On Wed, 3 Feb 1999, Clive Apps   Techno-Logicals   416 510 0020 wrote:
> 
> > > 
> > > 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.
> > 
> > Clive 
> > 
SNIP 
> a large amount of current will be deleivered to the field winding which
> will inturn give an output voltage well in excess of 20V plus. This
> voltage level will take out many electronic equipment
> (radio,alarm,electronic wind screen controller etc.).

Canadain tire used to sell a box that would output 120 vdc from the 
alternator. it just full fielded the alt and at around 1500 rpm 120 v

scarry eh

>  
>          I have seen this happen on a toyota corona, but some of the
> devices are fused seperatly to protect against high voltages.
>  
> 
> 

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