[SBE] Fusible link -- when you really have nothing to work with!

[Henry M. Seiden]

Here it is... Enjoy!
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On Mar 12, 2009, at 20:10 , Bill Whitt wrote:


> Link it my friend – no joy on the photo crossing.

>

> Bill

>

> From: sbe-bounces at sbe.org [mailto:sbe-bounces at sbe.org] On Behalf Of  

> Henry M. Seiden

> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 3:03 PM

> To: sbe member discussion mail list

> Subject: Re: [SBE] Fusible link -- when you really have nothing to  

> work with!

>

> Hi,

>

> This installation could use a fusible link to go along with their  

> neat wiring.

>

> Hope that the pic attached goes through the board. If not I'll post  

> it on my web site and send the link, with the caption, "Before we  

> got there..."  Let me know.

>

> Henry S.

> On Mar 12, 2009, at 17:35 , Edwin Bukont wrote:

>

>

>

> Does anyone remember the Allied catalog with its cartoons for  

> service folks,,,some of the liners in those were hysterical...among  

> my favorites.

>

> 1.  Instructor at front of class teaching green techs 'Alright  

> Class, once more, with conviction 'I have to take it back to the  

> shop'.

>

> 2.  Older guy explaining to new guy 'It doesnt matter if you can  

> carry it out of the house yourself, always have two guys bring it  

> back, it looks like a bigger job that way"

>

> and other gems...

>

> Edwin Bukont CSRE, DRB, CBNT

> Comm-Struction and Services LLC

> Baltimore/Washington DC

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> The opposite of PROgress is CONgress

>

>

>

>

> > Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:03:02 -0400

> > From: br at telcen.com

> > To: hoopeschris at yahoo.com; sbe at sbe.org

> > Subject: Re: [SBE] Fusible link -- when you really have nothing to  

> work with!

> >

> > I remember when the fusible link to the glow plugs in my Datsun  

> Diesel

> > pickup blew and I thought I would be stranded, since the truck had  

> been

> > sitting long enough that it would not start without glow plugs. I  

> had

> > some lamp cord, but the current draw required the whole conductor

> > twisted tight. I disconnected the dead shorted glow plug and  

> replaced

> > the fusible link with the lamp cord and got the truck started. It  

> ran

> > rough on just the three out of four cylinders until it warmed up,  

> but at

> > least got home OK.

> >

> > Chris Hoopes wrote:

> > > A single strand of wire out of lamp-cord, about the thickness of a

> > > single human hair works as a fuse. Good up to about 1 amp with a  

> 12 volt

> > > DC device.

> > >

> > > --- On *Wed, 3/11/09, Mike Langner /<mlangner at swcp.com>/* wrote:

> > >

> > > From: Mike Langner <mlangner at swcp.com>

> > > Subject: [SBE] Fusible link -- when you really have nothing to  

> work

> > > with!

> > > To: "sbe member discussion mail list" <sbe at sbe.org>

> > > Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2009, 5:25 PM

> > >

> > > Good call on the paper clip technology!

> > >

> > > However !

> > >

> > > My actual "used for many years" fusible link is solder.

> > >

> > > It really works!

> > >

> > > And, absent a meter or wanting to "strike" test a battery's  

> state of

> > > charge, putting a length of wire-solder (18 to 22 gauge or so)  

> from

> > > one terminal to the other is a quick storage battery test if you

> > > don't have a tester. Hint: don't hold the solder with your  

> fingers!

> > >

> > > And be sure to put a paper towel or similar protection between the

> > > loop of solder and the top of the battery.

> > >

> > > Used this trick for years when I was a penniless teenager  

> working on

> > > my '53 Studebaker and doing my ham radio thing.

> > >

> > > Just don't inhale the fumes!!

> > >

> > > OSHA does not approve of this "field technique!"

> > >

> > > Mike Langner, CPBE

> > > Albuquerque, NM

> > > ________________________

> > >

> > >

> > > -----Original Message-----

> > > *From:* sbe-bounces at sbe.org [mailto:sbe-bounces at sbe.org]*On

> > > Behalf Of *Bill Whitt

> > > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 11, 2009 5:41 PM

> > > *To:* 'sbe member discussion mail list'

> > > *Subject:* Re: [SBE] Why engineers drink Cola

> > >

> > > Come on guys! Next you will be telling people the proper uses of

> > > duct tape and chewing gum. Not to mention our favorite fusible

> > > link … the paperclip!!

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > Bill

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > *From:* sbe-bounces at sbe.org [mailto:sbe-bounces at sbe.org] *On  

> Behalf

> > > Of *Adrienne Abbott

> > > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 11, 2009 11:49 AM

> > > *To:* 'sbe member discussion mail list'

> > > *Subject:* [SBE] Why engineers drink Cola

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > Aha! The secret is out!

> > >

> > > Adrienne

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >  

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> > >

> > > *From:* sbe-bounces at sbe.org [mailto:sbe-bounces at sbe.org] *On  

> Behalf

> > > Of *Bill Barber

> > > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 11, 2009 11:34 AM

> > > *To:* sbe member discussion mail list

> > > *Subject:* Re: [SBE] Why engineers drink Cola

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > As a rust remover, Coke is best due to the high concentration of

> > > phosphoric acid. It's what gives Coke and Pepsi such different

> > > flavors. The phosphoric acid in Coke gives a flat acidity and

> > > suppresses the citrus flavor (Cola is Citrus, Vanilla and  

> Cinnamon). wb

> > >

> > > Bill Barber

> > >

> > > C.E. WTVZ-DT

> > >

> > > Norfolk, VA

> > >

> > > 757.622.3333

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > Sola lingua bona est lingua mortua

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > On 3/11/2009 2:15 PM, A9xw at cs.com <mailto:A9xw at cs.com> wrote:

> > >

> > > Ever need a little glue for some small part, dial plates, and such

> > > that have no real stress but no glue on site? Cola to the rescue.

> > > Actually any high fructose drink. Add a small drop of Pepsi, RC or

> > > Coke and then hold the pieces together for a short while to squish

> > > the fluid around. The water evaporates leaving a sticky goo (The

> > > Pepsi Syndrome) and it has enough holding power to last for  

> years or

> > > until you can get a real glue product from a local store. Diet

> > > brands do not work, only The Real Thing. Did it on a Key fob and  

> its

> > > been fine for 5 years. :-) Cola is also a nice rust remover, works

> > > in minutes. The high acid pH eats oxides for lunch.

> > >

> > > Henry

> > >

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