Con"fuse"ed

TC · Post by TC » Mon Mar 23, 2009 4:48 pm

Does any one know the amperage of the main fuse of a GT 750? Mine just has the fuse ends hooked together.

tc

Buffalo-guy · Post by **Buffalo-guy** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 5:14 pm

TC.
Main fuse is 20 amps. Check the condition of your fuse holder, because I have seen no end to electrical problems starting with a well aged holder.
Replace it if there is any question to its usefullness. Check all your electrical connections for heat build-up over time as well. Make all connections really clean and use di-electric grease when re-assembling. If all your components are working well, then you shouldn't have any grief. Cheers.
Fred

TC · Post by TC » Mon Mar 23, 2009 5:50 pm

Thanx, fuse holder has been replaced, Don't want the bike to be like my signature

tc

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:10 pm

I was thinking of converting mine to a modern automotive fuse holder. The plastic fuses are easy to carry with no risk of breakng.
So I started looking at aftermarket in line fuse holders. I quickly scrapped the idea because all the ones I found were HUGE.
I guess I need to look around some more. There are plenty of small ones available online. Cheap too, but the shipping isn't.

Post by **oldjapanesebikes** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:47 pm

Coyote wrote: I quickly scrapped the idea because all the ones I found were HUGE. I guess I need to look around some more. There are plenty of small ones available online. Cheap too, but the shipping isn't.

Maybe check a marine supply place ? The ones I've picked up are not much bigger than the original in-line style, take the modern style fuses and have a cap that provides some protection.

tz375 · Post by **tz375** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:09 pm

I just installed one similar to that one and it came from the local ACE hardware store.

I ripped the old thing out of the circuit and installed the new one so that it fits nice and easy to get to on top of teh battery, under the seat.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 2:22 pm

Thanks for the tip TZ. I went up to ACE and there it was! A whopping $2.49. Is this the one you got?

tz375 · Post by **tz375** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 2:49 pm

That would be the one Chris. OK so it's not as elegant as a modern set of fuses in a special fuse block, but I have it way up top where it's super easy to reach and out of harm's way.

And the price...... What more can I say.

I also have one of those with a rubber waterproof cover, but the wire was a lighter gauge and I managed to break the cover part off.

Post by **Suzsmokeyallan** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 3:10 pm

You could buy the integrated component of solenoid and main fuse unit like the ones found on a 97-00 years of Bandit. They show up on ebay for a pittance sometimes as low as $20.00.

TC · Post by TC » Tue Mar 24, 2009 3:13 pm

That is exactly what I did, I just stuck the fuse holder in the prong that used to hold the glass fuse, snapped right in.

tc

Buffalo-guy · Post by **Buffalo-guy** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:48 pm

To put this fuse holder issue into proper focus, I shall tell a short tale.
A good friend of mine had a heavily modified 76 Buffalo, that also happened to have a failing fuse holder that started an unfortunate chain of events. The voltage regulator trying to overcome the electric resistance, boiled the battery dry, melted the rectifier, and the uncontrolled voltage took out the black box of an expensive Boyer Brandsen ignition system, not once, but twice. It left him at the side of the road for the good part of a day, and he became most disallusioned with the whole affair. Even though I de-bugged the electrics for him, he ended up selling the bike to be rid of the negative experience. Makes that $2.49 fuse holder a pretty cheap bit of insurance.
I'm done babbling now. Cheers.
Fred

Gordon · Post by **Gordon** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 7:34 pm

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GT Tim · Post by **GT Tim** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 7:40 pm

Gordon wrote:I'm convinced. I ordered one for each of my Buffaloes!

Me too

Gordon · Post by **Gordon** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:37 pm

In fact, it's one of those 'forehead' improvements. When I read about it here, I smacked myself in the forehead, saying, "I can't BELIEVE I didn't think of this!"

rngdng · Post by **rngdng** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:44 am

I used an inline fuse from Radioshack. It uses standard round fuses.

Lane