Question about fuse holders

[user 423]

Can this type of fuse holder be mounted by drilling thru the 'dot' in the middle and securing with a bolt or screw?

 

[B and C]

Why not a tie wrap mount and tie wrap?

I don't know about drilling it.

 

[user 423]

It will be connected to my alternator and will experience high temps in the engine compartment. So I want a solid mechanical connection that won't deteriorate.

 

[B and C]

Your fuse holder is plastic too and will be subjected to the same environment as the tie wraps. I would just get some heavy duty black tie wraps and tie to the alternator wire or a wire bundle. Easy to get to if you need to change the fuse.

HDR may have a better fuse holder to use underhood. That looks like pretty small wire to charge a house battery.

 

[user 423]

That looks like pretty small wire to charge a house battery.

It's #8. I already had 20' of that size wire so I'm making do.

 

[B and C]

Ah, compared to the fuse holder it looked like 12 gauge. Can't always tell by a picture. You will probably have quite a bit of voltage drop if running any distance. If you have enough wire, doubling or tripling the run would help.

 

[tx2sturgis]

That looks like the 50 amp version....which is bigger than the smaller, 30 amp inline fuse holders. And I have not tried to drill a hole in one so I dont know if there will be damage to the connections inside or not.

 

[user 423]

Thanks for the replies. To get this on I'll need to remove the alternator and that's a pain on this one. The front bearing is sqeaking a bit so I think I'll wait until it needs to be pulled for a warranty claim.

 

[Weight]

This is a 48 amp fuse holder with a mounting hole. If you chose an inline fuse. Not me. https://www.bluesea.com/products/5068/MAXI_In-Line_Fuse_Holder