900 electrical

[ApriliaBill]

I have a 83 Yamaha 900. As usual the fuse box is crap, I tried finding one of the five stage blade type to replace it, but could only find a six blade, problem is I'm not eletrically inclined, and I'm a little stumped.

The old box is inline with each tube fuse having an input and out but, this box looks like a six pack, with only one main in and six outs. How am I supposed to mount this? Do I stack the five incoming and just hookup the five outs???

I'd rather not fry the system, electrical is always the expensive part of a bike. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated...

[Arnie]

It SOUNDS like the new fuse box has a common rail supply lug.  If so, yes, you could stack the "inputs", but ONLY if the inputs had previously come from the battery directly.  If some came from battery and others from after ignition (or after sidestand/clutch/neutral safety switch) then you'd have troubles.
It would be safer to keep looking for a fuse box that has INs and OUTs for each circuit.

Arnie

[ApriliaBill]

It SOUNDS like the new fuse box has a common rail supply lug.  If so, yes, you could stack the "inputs", but ONLY if the inputs had previously come from the battery directly.  If some came from battery and others from after ignition (or after sidestand/clutch/neutral safety switch) then you'd have troubles.
It would be safer to keep looking for a fuse box that has INs and OUTs for each circuit.

Arnie

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking. I 've used the five blade before with great results, this thing has me a little spooked...

[Arnie]

Bill,

You could use individual blade fuse holders like this
   http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=SZ2045
They are "stackable" so you could stack them as high as you like.

Or, get fancy and use this one with an LED that lights up when the fuse blows
   http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=SZ2043
also stackable.

I no longer know who has retail small quantity electronics supply in the US, but check "Newark Electronics".  They used to be very good.

Arnie

[andyb]

You can actually now buy fuses themselves that light up when blown.  Dunno what's so hard about pulling the appropriate fuse and looking at it for a break, but they're available now.