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 Posted: 09-01-2005 01:08 am
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Mark Rosenbaum



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 Ford used to use a really short fusible link for general system protection, but I'm under the impression they quit doing that in the late 1970s or early 1980s.  Might have been a cost cutting measure, or maybe they had one fail in an exciting manner and got sued as a result, or perhaps my memory is faulty... don't know.

Personally, I wouldn't worry about trying to protect the alternator with a fuse or equivalent -- the odds are very high that the alternator diodes will burn out long before the wiring melts.  Also, I don't see any need for a fuse in the ignition circuit if you still have the ballast in place.  For the headlights, however, relays and suitable fuses might be a good idea if for no other reason than to protect the various switches, and an inline fuse for the lights at the rear of the car might be desirable too.