For soundguy, others: What! No fuse?

I was following up on an earlier post about a starter that was smoking. I though that a direct short should cause the fuse to blow, blah, blah, blah...

In any event, soundguy corrected me. Apparently there is NO FUSE in the starter circuit of the Ford 8N!

And (this is REALLY embarrasing, but I want to be honest here) careful examination shows the fuse that I thought was protecting the whole electrical system on my Super C all these years is really only protecting the lights!

I do apologize. And, if I ever have to mess with the wiring compartment, I'm going to put a fuse inline that will protect the whole system, someplace where it won't show.

You won't find the primary starter circuit fused in anything.

My battery in my Blazer is good fer 900 starting amps, have you ever seen a 900 amp fuse? It is huge!!

And no they are NEVER used in vehicles.

You want the fuse to blow before your wire melts. :^)

Roger in Michigan

I knew a starter drew a LOT of current, but had no idea how much. I had always had the (apparently mistaken) idea that cranking amp ratings on batteries were wildly exaggerated for marketing purposes, kind of like the gain ratings commercial antenna manufacturers use.

So, if the Blazer is rated at 900 amps, I'll bet it could pull a kilo-amp under the right circumstances.

And, I'm going to take that advice about the 30 amp fuse for the generator.