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Fire hazard from Chinese fuses!!
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If you purchased any auto fuses for your FMTV on AMAZON, you better watch this fire safety warning!
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Fire hazard from Chinese fuses!!
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Oh yeah I saw that. Fortunately the A1R's have much more reliable circuit breakers than the older trucks. I purchased spares (
Bussman) of every size in my panels plus there are unused breakers that can be repurposed.
But for other stuff like habitat circuits - if you are going to use fuses then buy your assortments from a quality source like Digikey. Even Amazon and ebay listings that say they are brand name may be counterfeit.
For the A0 and A1 trucks you just need ATO standard fuses:
Bussman) of every size in my panels plus there are unused breakers that can be repurposed.
But for other stuff like habitat circuits - if you are going to use fuses then buy your assortments from a quality source like Digikey. Even Amazon and ebay listings that say they are brand name may be counterfeit.
For the A0 and A1 trucks you just need ATO standard fuses:
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https://caraxfuse.com/specs, this is the brand I get, I have tripped them a few times, all seem to fail at reasonable levels. It looks like the company is based in Florida. They even light up when tripped.
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Pretty cool stuff!
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I have bought replacement circuit breakers for mine too. Not cheap. Plastic shells seem to break over time.
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Ha! I use Digi-key too. Mouser too.
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The A0 circuit breakers were an older generation ATO/ATC size breaker that's kinda crappy after ~30 years. The A1R uses ATM Mini size breakers that I haven't seen any failures with. But I pieced together an assortment of replacements to keep in my truck anyway.