Hey duders,
I'm having trouble assessing my fuse link situation. My questions are as follows:
1. How can you tell when a fuse link is bad? I read others saying that it will stretch and break. The colored wire pieces of the links seem stretcher than other wires, but...
2. I get ~0 ohms when checking resistance across the link. Is resistance testing appropriate in this situation? Could there be continuity present but still be a trashed fuse link? Should i also do voltage drop tests?
3. Fuse link anatomy: Which part of the link is the opetational component? Is it the rigid black piece that says "fuse link," or is it the colored wire that the black piece connects to?
4. Is it normal to find plastic-y hard goop to be around the edge of the rigid black piece? It looks like it's been melted, but i don't know... It's on several of my links. Please refer to pics to see what i mean.
Thanks!
I'm having trouble assessing my fuse link situation. My questions are as follows:
1. How can you tell when a fuse link is bad? I read others saying that it will stretch and break. The colored wire pieces of the links seem stretcher than other wires, but...
2. I get ~0 ohms when checking resistance across the link. Is resistance testing appropriate in this situation? Could there be continuity present but still be a trashed fuse link? Should i also do voltage drop tests?
3. Fuse link anatomy: Which part of the link is the opetational component? Is it the rigid black piece that says "fuse link," or is it the colored wire that the black piece connects to?
4. Is it normal to find plastic-y hard goop to be around the edge of the rigid black piece? It looks like it's been melted, but i don't know... It's on several of my links. Please refer to pics to see what i mean.
Thanks!
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