Loose Fuses/Relays

[Burkee]

These two fuses top and bottom are popping out of their holder too easily. Just took ownership of the car and not sure if they’re fuses or relays. Any ideas on how to keep them in place? Ed

 

[BobHaskell]

These two fuses top and bottom are popping out of their holder too easily. Just took ownership of the car and not sure if they’re fuses or relays. Any ideas on how to keep them in place? Ed

From the markings they appear to be fuses. But they're not original. Should be round glass tube style. I'm curious to see what these are. Wonder if they reset.

 

[Bob_Spidell]

I've never seen anything like them; a '4-pack' of fuses? Curious that they're rated 12V; usually, you want a higher rating than the circuit.

 

[Burkee]

More info

 

[Healey Nut]

So they are not fuses , they are circuit breakers . I would just get the correct fuses for the holder and replace them . Make sure you carry spare fuses . There are holes in the holder for spares .
Alternatively you can do some simple rewiring and separate all the loads into individual circuits and have separate fuses . Makes troubleshooting a lot easier and better protects your wiring harness .
. Also be sure to add an inline fuse holder for the rear licence plate lamp in the trunk . If you get rear ended and the wiring shorts out the whole wiring harness will have a meltdown and take the car with it .

 

[Burkee]

Would two glass 50 amp fuses take the place of these circuit breakers?

 

[Healey Nut]

One is 50 amp one is 35 amp I think . Check your manual in the electrical section it should tell you .
If you don’t have a manual you really need one to own and keep these old cars running .

 

[Burkee]

Just ordered a drivers manual and workshop through Bentley. Went there years ago to get a workshop manual for my BGT. Thanks

 

[Patrick67BJ8]

More info

My company had semi-trucks and they had those They reset themselves.

 

[Jack T]

Just ordered a drivers manual and workshop through Bentley. Went there years ago to get a workshop manual for my BGT. Thanks

Keep in mind that the 50 and 35 amp fuses in the Healey convert to something like 30 and 20 amp in the U.S.