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VTECnique
13-08-2009, 12:21 PM
What are those things called, where you can plug them in place of a fuse & they have wires to wire up an extra accessory, & the fuse also plugs into it?
kcokla
15-08-2009, 08:39 PM
connectors ?
arverson
15-08-2009, 09:07 PM
fused distributor block?
clem
18-08-2009, 12:01 PM
Fuse wire tap?

http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=SF5110&keywords=wire+tap&form=KEYWORD
Ken-f
22-08-2009, 10:19 PM
Fuse Blade Holder?
B18cEG
23-08-2009, 01:07 AM
glass fuse holder with the large glass fuses (looks like a long barrel) better option is to go with a circuit breaker
curtis265
23-08-2009, 03:40 PM
fuse tap or 'add-a-circuit' from the US

i have been looking for these for a very long time.... Whoever had that jaycar link.. thanks

If u were to use this, were would u ground it too ???
B18cEG
23-08-2009, 04:17 PM
fuse tap or 'add-a-circuit' from the US

i have been looking for these for a very long time.... Whoever had that jaycar link.. thanks

If u were to use this, were would u ground it too ???

Man wat r u talking about, if you ground this its gonna either burn the fuse or damage something
curtis265
23-08-2009, 04:23 PM
My understanding lacks. how do u use it then?
B18cEG
23-08-2009, 06:15 PM
My understanding lacks. how do u use it then?

those things are only made so that you car replace an existing fuse of the same rating but it also has a fly lead so that you can have an extra +12v output for a tacho for example, the correct way to fit them is to check with a test light when the fuse is out which side the power is coming from and connect the fuse with the fly lead side matching up (hope i havnt confused you but its very simple)
curtis265
23-08-2009, 06:20 PM
Righteo. I was thinking it was for adding addidional circuit, so you could place it into an unused fuse spot and create a new circuit out of that.
clem
31-08-2009, 12:35 PM
Hey, the wiretap provides a 12v output so u can add accessories to it. Grounding points can be found in various places in the car (by form of bolt screwed into the chassis) On the other hand, if u can't find a grounding point, u can make your own by sanding down a bit of the chassis, drill a small hole and screw down your ground wire into it.

Hope this helps.
curtis265
31-08-2009, 09:25 PM
Hey, the wiretap provides a 12v output so u can add accessories to it. Grounding points can be found in various places in the car (by form of bolt screwed into the chassis) On the other hand, if u can't find a grounding point, u can make your own by sanding down a bit of the chassis, drill a small hole and screw down your ground wire into it.

Hope this helps.

Thats what i thought.

btw. is the entire chassis entired to the negative terminal of the battery?