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<blockquote data-quote="Deiimos" data-source="post: 8804376" data-attributes="member: 682903"><p>A lot of the glass fuse holders are absolute garbage. I'd rather see a nut and bolt style ANL holder.</p><p></p><p>Here are three older glass holders I have in my parts box and you can see the bad style with the insert. Check and see which style you have.</p><p></p><p>I’ll say it now, the only good one is the silver color one. Not talking any particular brand, just the design.</p><p>Note that the cheap MAXI / bladed holders are equally garbage, as the connectors in them generally don't grip the fuse legs tight enough for a low resistance connection, hence they melt. And as mentioned, loose connections will cause this, so make sure the wire is clamped in tight. Upload your photos to postimage.org, then copy / paste the Hotlinks for forums code into your message (thats how I'm doing the pics here).</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/ZRwn7Y5j/IMG-4061.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Look at the American Bass holder and the other non-branded. They use a ridiculous insert to make the electrical connection to the fuse and the main brass body, just a slip fit that is supposed to add tension, and it just isn’t enough for the high amperage being passed through it.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/LsT854LR/IMG-4062.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/XNDX9vhY/IMG-4063.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/sDQxmrd9/IMG-4068.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/6QwQB47Y/IMG-4069.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/sXgDhF4W/IMG-4071.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Now look at the Rockford, it has several fingers that pinch the fuse tightly, and it is noticeably tighter when pulling the fuse out. The fuse contacts the fuse holder directly for much less resistance.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/sg5XF42M/IMG-4064.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/Yq59ystc/IMG-4065.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>And then there is this style which is also pretty good if you have a decent one, the contacts in these are very tight and grip the fuses very well. But again, just get a decent ANL holder and be done with it.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/x80zFFQy/IMG-4073.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deiimos, post: 8804376, member: 682903"] A lot of the glass fuse holders are absolute garbage. I'd rather see a nut and bolt style ANL holder. Here are three older glass holders I have in my parts box and you can see the bad style with the insert. Check and see which style you have. I’ll say it now, the only good one is the silver color one. Not talking any particular brand, just the design. Note that the cheap MAXI / bladed holders are equally garbage, as the connectors in them generally don't grip the fuse legs tight enough for a low resistance connection, hence they melt. And as mentioned, loose connections will cause this, so make sure the wire is clamped in tight. Upload your photos to postimage.org, then copy / paste the Hotlinks for forums code into your message (thats how I'm doing the pics here). [img]https://i.postimg.cc/ZRwn7Y5j/IMG-4061.jpg[/img] Look at the American Bass holder and the other non-branded. They use a ridiculous insert to make the electrical connection to the fuse and the main brass body, just a slip fit that is supposed to add tension, and it just isn’t enough for the high amperage being passed through it. [img]https://i.postimg.cc/LsT854LR/IMG-4062.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.postimg.cc/XNDX9vhY/IMG-4063.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.postimg.cc/sDQxmrd9/IMG-4068.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.postimg.cc/6QwQB47Y/IMG-4069.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.postimg.cc/sXgDhF4W/IMG-4071.jpg[/img] Now look at the Rockford, it has several fingers that pinch the fuse tightly, and it is noticeably tighter when pulling the fuse out. The fuse contacts the fuse holder directly for much less resistance. [img]https://i.postimg.cc/sg5XF42M/IMG-4064.jpg[/img] [img]https://i.postimg.cc/Yq59ystc/IMG-4065.jpg[/img] And then there is this style which is also pretty good if you have a decent one, the contacts in these are very tight and grip the fuses very well. But again, just get a decent ANL holder and be done with it. [img]https://i.postimg.cc/x80zFFQy/IMG-4073.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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