Engel fuse
Submitted: Monday, Oct 04, 2004 at 16:44
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Coops (Pilbara)
Anyone got any idea as to what size fuse I would need to replace the engel style fuse on my 12V power lead for 60 Litre Engel car fridge.
I have replaced with 10A as it was only one available but not sure as there was no markings on previous engel type fuse.
thanks in anticipation
Reply By: bob - Monday, Oct 04, 2004 at 16:56
Monday, Oct 04, 2004 at 16:56
Coops, my engel ss80 which has the same motor as the 60 litre uses a 10 amp fuse.
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Follow Up By: stocker - Monday, Oct 04, 2004 at 18:39
Monday, Oct 04, 2004 at 18:39
hi coops what you should do is go down to transport yard and borrow there 100kva gen set regards THE HOOD
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Reply By: Mr Z - Monday, Oct 04, 2004 at 17:02
Monday, Oct 04, 2004 at 17:02
the fuse in the engel is a thermal fuse, not a standard one, so probably worth getting an engel fuse unless you can find something similar
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Follow Up By: Coops (Pilbara) - Tuesday, Oct 05, 2004 at 07:35
Tuesday, Oct 05, 2004 at 07:35
agree but just wanted to know in case I need to use one as an emergency again
thanks
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Reply By: Nudenut - Tuesday, Oct 05, 2004 at 07:56
Tuesday, Oct 05, 2004 at 07:56
use a standard 10 fuse
the engel thermal fuse is only absolutley neccessary if you have crapy connections which will er may cause excessive voltage drop should they get warm.....and IMO the thermal fuse itself could also be a cause of the plug getting warm
make sure all the connections are tight and check plug to see how warm it gets....
if not hot then all should be okay......
i got caught out a couple of months ago and had to use a bit of alfoil...just make sure that what ever you are plugging it into is fused ...but most people have a spare 10a glass fuse or do they cause they have a late model vehicle which uses those other fancy ones......
ps wont tell you where this info came from.......but i give a clue.....he is a service agent for
well known fridge starting with E????
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Follow Up By: Nudenut - Tuesday, Oct 05, 2004 at 07:57
Tuesday, Oct 05, 2004 at 07:57
and it aint everkool
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Follow Up By: Coops (Pilbara) - Friday, Oct 08, 2004 at 10:46
Friday, Oct 08, 2004 at 10:46
thanks nudey.
I normally have engel running through aux battery via a different plug and this system has a circuit breaker installed. The cord failed and I had to buy a new one which is currently running from cig lighter. Unfortunately it blew a fuse after 3 days and while I still think it was a coincidence I might check out the old cord and circuit breaker setup just in case. To date since replacing the fuse I have been running for over a week now.
It's all going to change as I want to get back to running off aux battery.
thanks for your help
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Reply By: Glenno - Tuesday, Oct 05, 2004 at 08:08
Tuesday, Oct 05, 2004 at 08:08
I think the thermal fuse on the Engel is a crock of you know what.
I bought an Engel female socket to wire into my electrical system (it accepts the engel cord from the fridge). I take the engel cord (from the fridge) and unscrew the front which exposes two prongs which then become the plug. This alows the cord to be screwed into the socket and wont allow it to vibratre loose. By removing the cigarette plug off the front removes the thermal fuse also. Interesting to note that the socket I purchased to wire inline, only includes a standard 10amp fuse, not a fancy thermal fuse. And it was a genuine Engel brand.
So food for thought.
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Follow Up By: Mr Z - Tuesday, Oct 05, 2004 at 16:59
Tuesday, Oct 05, 2004 at 16:59
the thermal fuse is only recommended when using a standard cig plug because of the poor connection which generates heat,
thats why most people do away with it and use a more reliable connection as you have done
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Follow Up By: Coops (Pilbara) - Friday, Oct 08, 2004 at 10:48
Friday, Oct 08, 2004 at 10:48
agree Glenno - thanks for your input
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