Radio Shack Fuse Holder

tom84std · Post by **tom84std** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 5:38 pm

Wingadmin suggested the Radio Shack inline 30A fuse holder. I had my doubts because even though I'm a former Tandy employee, RS is not really well known for having high quality electronic hardware. I took Wingadmin's word and ordered it. I got it in. Boy am I surprised!! Good quality 10ga wire, nice heavy guage 1/4" connectors and they are very nicely plated with a tight fitting cap that has positive sealing properties. Overall it appears to be a very high quality piece of hardware. Please keep in mind that over a period of about a year and a half I tried three different types on my 1000 and each only lasted a few months and they all failed in a puff of smoke while on the road. I think I've finally got a main fuse holder I can depend on.

SilverDave · Post by **SilverDave** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 10:47 pm

I replaced mine with a high capacity, marine quality , large wire gauge fuse holder...

Marine fuses have almost a tough a life as on a motorcycle ...perhaps worse ... ( salt water )

You can pick up one with a good waterproof top at most boating shops ....

I run mine with a red 40 amp fuse, and its lasted 7 years so far .

SilverDave

redial · Post by **redial** » Sun Oct 21, 2012 10:46 pm

Just be careful with using higher than specified fuses. The reason that a fuse is inserted is to stop overloads of the circuits. For example, to go from 5 to 20amps could be flirting with a disaster later on. It may work temporarily, but an overload could be on the horizon, especially on a long trip with all the electrics working.

YouTube · Post by **WingAdmin** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:57 am

tom84std wrote:Wingadmin suggested the Radio Shack inline 30A fuse holder. I had my doubts because even though I'm a former Tandy employee, RS is not really well known for having high quality electronic hardware. I took Wingadmin's word and ordered it. I got it in. Boy am I surprised!! Good quality 10ga wire, nice heavy guage 1/4" connectors and they are very nicely plated with a tight fitting cap that has positive sealing properties. Overall it appears to be a very high quality piece of hardware. Please keep in mind that over a period of about a year and a half I tried three different types on my 1000 and each only lasted a few months and they all failed in a puff of smoke while on the road. I think I've finally got a main fuse holder I can depend on.

I was surprised as well - I got mine on the advice of someone else, and I had similar misgivings about using a Radio Shack product, but I was similarly impressed with the quality of construction.

SilverDave · Post by **SilverDave** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 1:30 pm

... Well... I talked to my ( electrical) engineering friend before doing this...( Using a tough fuse holder, and a 40 amp fuse )

Everything else is fused with fuses ranging from 5 to 25 amps... and all before the lines sweep out over the rest of the bike... Even the Electrical Connections harness is in-line fused , right at the battery ... so this 40 amp was done for convenience... and it only has to protect from where the dog-bone used to be, for 16 inches or so to ... to the battery, and stator and box connections ...

All the wires in that short length are either pretty tough ( starter) or covered in a long length of shrink wrap , and well away from and sharp metal frame parts...

In other words, I want to use the blown fuses in the primary and secondary fuse boxes to give me a hint as to what / why it blew out...
And... If necessary, pull one of those many fuses, and still limp home.

And I understand your criticism about 40 amp fuses... but I blew the dogbone twice over 5 years ... and it turns into a roadside "puzzle" until you start searching around ..... with a 40 amp in there... something else will blow first... I hope ...

SilverDave

bustedwing · Post by **bustedwing** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:08 pm

I used the maxi fuse whjch is just the same style but bigger sized and a 50 amp fuze since the dogbone was 55 amp.

vtxcandyred · Post by **vtxcandyred** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:28 pm

Some of you are comparing apples to oranges here. Theres a difference between the 1200's and the 1500's main fuses. I replaced mine on the 1200 Aspy with a thirty amp blade type fuse holder with a wateeproof cap over it. I did that when I did the three yellow wire fix too. The 93SE I did the same thing, mostly because someone who had it before me broke the bakelite piece holding the dogbone fuse, and never fixed it. I believe it was a fifty or fifty five amp and I installed a fifty amp like on the Aspy.

franky9322 · Post by **franky9322** » Wed Oct 24, 2012 10:42 am

[quote="bustedwing"]I used the maxi fuse whjch is just the same style but bigger sized and a 50 amp fuze since the dogbone was 55 amp.[/quote]

SO for the GL1200 (not the 1500) 35 or 40 or 45 or 50 AMP .?.......( first what is the AMP on the original the dogbone fuse AMP ?)

THANKS GUYS

have a great day

bustedwing · Post by **bustedwing** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 10:38 am

On the 1500 you could read 55amp right on the ceramic side of the dogbone ,and I believe you can do the same with the 1200. I have not looked at one myself so I cannot truthfully say what amperage it should be but I did hear a lot of discussion about 40 amp on 1200.

franky9322 · Post by **franky9322** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 11:15 am

bustedwing wrote:On the 1500 you could read 55amp right on the ceramic side of the dogbone ,and I believe you can do the same with the 1200. I have not looked at one myself so I cannot truthfully say what amperage it should be but I did hear a lot of discussion about 40 amp on 1200.

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