XJ900 Seca Fuse Block resto

While working on this '83 Seca 900 resto project I noticed the fuse block and fuse holders are bad. I barely moved a fuse and one of the tabs broke off. Then another. Could be the age but the stock fuse block looks cheap. I was trying to diagnose why the turn signal relay wasn't latching and messing with the fuses revealed the problem. Turns out the TS problem was the signal cancellation module which I replaced with a spare and now works fine.

Fixed the fuse issue today using these from Radio Shack:
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index ... Id=2062257

The fuses clip in with a lot of force so on the road, it'd be reasonable to add a small flat bladed screwdriver to the tool kit to pry them out if one goes bad. But way better than loose!

Picked up two packs of two each. They sell a 4-circuit block but the individual ones can be tucked closer together in the OE holder that the 4-circuit block. That's a guess based upon the way it looks but these individual ones pretty much guarantee success.

With a bit of modification to the OE lower fuse housing/box using a small pair of wire cutters and a razor knife I got them fitting well. Had to narrow those tabs that the OE fuse clips slid into. Used some standard screws that I cut off and carefully ground flush with the bottom of the plastic holder, then soldered each wire to the tabs. Works great! Top cover snaps back on the fuse holder with no clearance problems. Here's a pic:

 

same way i did mine, everyone here seems to switch to the more modern blade style but they didn't happen to have one at the store when i went so thats what i used. been using for over 2 years works great

 

I thought about that but there's no way ATO or mini fuses are gonna fit upright in that cover and I didn't want to relocate the fuse block. My wrenching specialty in automotive and emergency apparatus repair work when I was doing it as a side job professionally was 12-volt electrical diagnostics so I am sure I could have figured something out. However, these gems from the Rad Shack work great, as you said and it keeps the stock theme which is where I am going with this beast. Plus, they are very hearty and friggin' inexpensive as hell! Long live the Shack! lol

 

You can actually "liberate" the clips from the Radio Shack plastic bodies and pop them right in place of the original clips, like this:




But then you still have the glass fuses which are hard to find these days.
I still plan to upgrade to an ATO fusebox at some point.

 

That solder join on the ignition fuse looks a bit thin Fitz - you might want to see to that pretty soon.

 

This is great news to me. I am going to redo mine again so the original cover will fit on. I prefer the glass fuses. They have a much larger contact surface area than the ATOs and are easier to view the fuse's condition.

 

No shit? Damn, I should have thought of that! lol. Thanks!

Hard to find? My local auto parts has them by the gross.

TB

 

mine too lol there are more glass then there are blade style

 

Well, I'll tell ya, those Radio Shack holders are a heck of a lot better than what Yami used OE. I don't know if it was their age or what, but talk about fragile! And they were barely holding the fuses in. Thanks for all the replies!

 

I just did the same, seems to be holding well enough and allowed me to remove the inline holder that the PO had put in, and the on fuse holder clip that was held together with rabbit wire, looks way better now...

I bought that same holder here in Canada at Canadian Tire, ~5 bucks.

 

I wound up using the mini blade kits they have at Walmart. They have the holder with two very thick gauge wires coming out. Kind of overkill, but it is functional. I just pulled the box altogether and laid them down on their sides tucked close together. Folded over like a deck of cards gets fanned out on a table.

Seems to work just fine! I am much more of a practicality type guy than looks.

 

I like the look and reliability that comes with a nicely soldered connection.

I'm glad so many Members have upgraded their Fuse Panels after we first put the word out back in 2004 or '05.

I wish everyone who upgraded their Fuse Panel had soldered them in rather than used Crimp-on Terminals.