to fuse box or not??

[dirty white boy]

fixin to wire up my first race car,..an wondering if i need a fuse box or not??

[tucker71]

i have never heard of anyone having one

[Egoracing]

We used them on asphat but we were running 100-300 lap races and you had time to swap one. On dirt I have used breakers but no fuses.

[stockcar5]

i would not run one. fuse blocks have multiple terminals and usually a printed circuit board...all are possible places for a problem. if i would run a few inline fuses in certin spots if your worried about shorting a wire.

[Egoracing]

i would not run one. fuse blocks have multiple terminals and usually a printed circuit board...all are possible places for a problem. if i would run a few inline fuses in certin spots if your worried about shorting a wire.

The fuse blocks that you would use are NOT on circuit boards, they are wired terminal fuse holders.

[dirty white boy]

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Fuse-B...uses,2372.html
this is the one id use if i decide to go with one,....only reson im thinking bout it is my tach says is should be fused...lookin for opinions on why an why not!

[Egoracing]

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Fuse-B...uses,2372.html
this is the one id use if i decide to go with one,....only reson im thinking bout it is my tach says is should be fused...lookin for opinions on why an why not!

You can get auto restoring breakers that will plug right into the blade fues slots. If it shorts or overloads the breaker opens up once the circuit cools or clears the power will be back. Easier than a fuse and less worry, be sure to get them for a boat though as the car ones don't like water. Plastic is the best way to go for the box as bakelite would break and cause problems. Here is another REALLY nice unit:
http://www.saltysmarine.com/index.ph...oducts_id=2631

One of these may be better for you if you only are going to run 1 or 2 fuses. Sealed from water and no worry about them coming out or corrosion.
http://whiteproducts.com/sfh-ato.shtml

[dirty white boy]

guess it boils down to what all would need to be on a fuse,..tach,.gauge lights,...any electric gueges,...dont see dizzy or alternator needing one...so 2 good in-line fuse's should du just fine!

[Graff Spee]

We used them on asphat but we were running 100-300 lap races and you had time to swap one. On dirt I have used breakers but no fuses.

We are running the CRA Jegs allstars series and have never even thought of a fuse box. I will bring it up though. It sounds like a smart idea. We recently (the 20th)finished 7th at Winchester.

[Egoracing]

We are running the CRA Jegs allstars series and have never even thought of a fuse box. I will bring it up though. It sounds like a smart idea. We recently (the 20th)finished 7th at Winchester.

We originally ran a flat type with glass fuses like this:
http://www.iboats.com/Seachoice-Fuse...--view_id.2902
We would put 6 inch cable ties around the fuse and leave them sticking out and color them depending on the rating. We would put another fuse block under or over the live one that held the same rate fuses for spares. This would allow the driver to grab the fuses by the cable ties and swap fuses out during the race with out taking off his driving gloves. Pull the old one out and drop it and pull the new one out and stick it into the open spot. Then we started with the plug in breakers on a spade type block.

[dirty white boy]

We originally ran a flat type with glass fuses like this:
http://www.iboats.com/Seachoice-Fuse...--view_id.2902
We would put 6 inch cable ties around the fuse and leave them sticking out and color them depending on the rating. We would put another fuse block under or over the live one that held the same rate fuses for spares. This would allow the driver to grab the fuses by the cable ties and swap fuses out during the race with out taking off his driving gloves. Pull the old one out and drop it and pull the new one out and stick it into the open spot. Then we started with the plug in breakers on a spade type block.

good idea on the zip ties!