[s-cars] replacing a coil pack BTDTs

[Igor Kessel]

Bill Mahoney wrote:
> Igor effused
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> “now is a good time to install 5 inline weather proof fuses into the 
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> leads of all 5 coil packs. As Stefan and I have found out a shorted to 
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> the ground coil pack will take out the main 15A fuse to the ECU thus 
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> rendering the car inoperable.”
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> Igor,
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> Having btdt with this, I have had weather proof fuses for some time now with good success, i.e. no problems.
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> That said, the tangle of wires is … well, a tangle of wires and surely not up to race car standard.
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> Would someone know of perhaps a fuse panel of a nautical variety that could be mounted and hold 5 or 6 fuses?
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> A circuit breaker would even be more elegant, but dunno if this would not be good performance wise for the coil application.
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> Bueller?
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> Electric Bill M
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Bill,
actually my good friend Konstantin Bogach has done presicely this in his 
93 UrS4. He attached a rather elegant stationary fuse holder to the 
firewall. I am hoping he's going to chime in once he sees this thread.

-- 
Igor Kessel
two turbo quattros