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Old 11-12-2008, 10:59 AM
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Remove the power source and it resets...
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What about somthing like this? It is made for marine use...
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That's great if you find one that fits all your needs. The earlier pictured breakers are only a few bucks, come in various sizes, there are simple spring clips they can mount into or have tabs for a screw mount. The automotive stores usually have plastic fuse blocks or simple in-line units that take any sort of fuse you may want to use and the right size for your circuits.
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on it's own when the load condition disappears

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Do you manually reset that one or does it do it on its own?
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i see a lot of these kind of posts and i don't understand why anyone uses fuses these days. there are a few good solid-state harness boxes on the market. on my bike, i run a little WirePlus module that does everything and protects everything except for the turn signals and i feed it with a single breaker. The harness/controller hides nicely under the tank in my case, all of the wire run in clean looms from there. Solid-state built-in breakers are the way to go... Check these out:

http://www.steelthundercc.com/wire_harness_kits.html
Well heres a good reason. I have seen circuit breakers fail but have never seen a fuse that did not do what it was designed for. I have used both but prefer fuses for some circuits.
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Overkill for electrical components on a custom bike. why not just buy an integrated circuit type module which contains all the breakers you'll need (i.e. wireplus) and feed entry point of that via one large auto-resetting breakers? i have everything on my bikes from blinkers to high beams, and I never had to build a breaker or fuse box of any sort.


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If it comes from radio shack it probably isn't water proof and almost nothing on a bike doesn't get soaking wet in the rain. The big difference between a fuse and a circuit breaker is price and your going to find that out. There are three types of circuit breakers. 1 keeps resetting continuously 1 that will reset but only after power is turned off and 1 that has to be manually reset with a button. All three can be gotten in a style that will plug into the same unit as a regular fuse does. I still keep fuses around because if a breaker goes bad your just stuck there.
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I kinda like this to start with;
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Simple wiring also.

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Have used 3 of these, no reason to use anything else.

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Those things are slick and easy for someone new to wiring. Only problem is that if one part goes bad, your whole wiring system needs work and you have to replace the entire unit. Might be nice to wire in with a plug so it can be swapped out and you would have to keep a spare on hand. On the other hand if you do individual parts, you only have to replace the individual part that fails, like a breaker or relay..instead of all of them. The simple parts are easy to find anywhere you may break down and some can be bypassed if you figure out the issue (a defective component or a wire issue). The unit items tend to be unique and locating or if even available anymore can have you starting over. Switching is always possible, but a different item may not replace all functions..requiring some other solution.
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I'm with Meck here...I want to be able to easily see the power connections...If there is a problem, an individual breaker or start relay is within easy reach for a roadside replacement if necessary...
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clspht and Mech are right on, i have two of those relays like in post 12 on my bike and i use the starter push button to fire it up, it is about as basic as it gets and super easy to troubleshoot if i have an issue.
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although it's very nice to be able to replace an individual component, it does make troubleshooting more complex for someone junior. the integrated harness units have some indicator LEDs to give a sense of what the problem is, like a short, etc. if the module completely fails, it's easily replaced - just might take days or a week to order a new one. it's a trade off and what you want to optimize for - (a) the more common case when things work correctly and ease of installation or (b) modularity of the system where you can quickly replace a single individual component on the side of the road.

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I'm partial to a fuse,or manual re-set breaker.My current build has 3 fuses-30 amp.main,a 15 for lights,a 10 for ignition.All hidden,but easily accessible.
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