Fusible links
 

So the last day of the Rocked to the Core tour my Yj quit running. Finally figured out it was a bad ECU. Popped a new one in and it ran for about 20 min then it quit. Found 2 fusible links blown at the solonoid. I am thinking that using the starter to put my Jeep on the trailer heated up the links and they finally blew. Cut them out and put fuse holders in. It ran fine all day today with fuses. It only says 20 guage on the wire. Does anyone know what this equals in amperage for a fuse. I ran 10 amp fuses but I want to make sure it is right

Good luck with that, Tony...

I searched forever trying to get a straight answer when I did my engine swap. I really wanted to do away with the FL's.

I ended up getting so much contradictory information that I just put the links back in.

Robert

ten will be fine if you keep blowing that you can move up to twenty or twentyfive.


shawn

A 20 gauge wire should have a 3 amp fuse. I know 14 gauge needs a 15, so a 20 g should be low. I found this: http://www.hotrodsandclassics.net/us...dfusequide.htm

A 20ga fuseable link is not the same as a 20ga wire circuit. Like WrenchMonkey said, there is a lot of contradictory information out there.

This is one resource that I have found http://minimopar.knizefamily.net/electrical-links.html

The original post said the wire was 20 gauge, and that he put a fuse holder inline. A 20 gauge wire can only handle 3 amps, so a 3 amp fuse would at least keep the wire from melting. Right?

a 20 ga fuseable link is placed in a larger gauged circuit. The capacities that you have seen are the recommended current carrying capacities for the preservation of that wire. The fuseable link is placed in the circuit as a low sensitivity fuse to prevent the total meltdown of the entire circuit.

Why don't you connect a DMM to it, and while you're cranking find out how many amps are going through the wire? Then get a fuse a few amps higher than that.

But hey... what do I know:evilgrin:

Hmmm. Thats not a bad idea

Ok so I was thinking. I have never tried to do it and I dont have mine in front of me but will a DMM read amperage?

Mine will... shoot me a PM if you want to use it.

You put the meter's leads where it will read amperage, then disconnect the circuit and put the meter in-line ... the when you are using the circuit you monitor the current draw.

The inline comment is totally key to getting the correct reading. Elsewise, you will get a really low amperage reading.