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Copper ceramic fuses
Electrical gremlins can be a true PITA to chase down.
Those issues can be made even more frustrating by a less than stellar fuse, you know, repaired or aluminum or just in general 20+ yrs old type fuses. For those with a 'new to them' MB I heartily encourage a full fuse change out to the greatly preferred copper/brass over a ceramic fuse body type. For those who over time have allowed non coppers to appear for cost or time or or...your excuses are now moot. Next of course where to get these gems for less than the $1 to $2 each many shops want. Ebay of course. Just got 60 ceramic fuses in with copper elements for just under $10 delivered. 20 ea of all 3 colors. Good price and parts were shipped fast by european-discount-parts Links go away quickly but he has been selling since 2002 so just do a seller name search. As you replace these, one at a time please, take a few extra seconds with a cleaner like Tarnex to insure the fuse holder is in good contact shape too.
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replace them, or do the unofficial semiannual maintenance of "twirl the fuses". I recently had the "no gauges, buzzing dash" issue in a 95. did the above an all was well. How may posts seeking electrical help say "it looks good"? Put a meter on it instead. Looks do not equal function.
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Oddly enough,that's the same thing my wife says about me.
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