DIY Fuseblock

First off, let me just say that my fuseblock consisted of 1 rusted fuse holder, and 3 pairs of wires twisted together. This was no good.
However, I had a lot of trouble finding a passthrough style fuseblock for my bike that would also be weatherproof. So, I made one from scratch. It consists of some inline fuse holders, a project box, and lots of solder and shrink tubing. If anyone is interested, I will go into more detail.

old fuseblock:


new fuseblock:

 

Couldn't help noticing that all of your fuses are 10a. Is that what they are supposed to be? Or just for a demo of the box? My 750 Seca uses;

30 amp main
10 amp signal
10 amp ignition
10 amp headlights

and I believe there is a 5 amp behind the headlight for the dash and license plate lights. Oh and also the headlight relay.

 

Forgot to say that yes it does look good, and yes I would like a few more details on how you built it. Maybe you can take a picture or two of the inside. My situation is similar to yours, the fusebox rusted to pieces when it was owned by someone else. When I bought the bike someone had replaced the fusebox with 4 inline fuses. Just one step above what you started with, but it still looks like an accident at a spaghetti factory under the seat. Yours looks neat and tidy.

 

many auto parts stores sell 3-7 or more new style fuse panels that can be made to fit our bikes. That is a very common fix for the xj11 as well. this topic is brought up offten on the xs-xj site.but i also like your fix,very handy you are

 

yes very nice!

i have the same problem.

so howabout som pics!!

 

you're right about the fuses, I just stuck a bunch in there(I couldnt find a 30 amp anywhere). anyhoo, I looked at the ones at the autostores and all I could find where the blade fuseblocks that use a common ground, and have all the hot wires running to it. My old fuse block was a sort of inline fuse block. I think Painless wiring sells one, but who wants to pay 60 bucks for a fuse holder? I still need to label the fuses too.. I will take pics of the inside in an hour or two...

 

ok. here are some more pics. First I traced the top of the fuse holder on the back of the project box top. I used a drill to start the holes, then used a razor knife to cut the holes into shape. I put all the fuse holders through the holes and hot glued them in place.(You might want to use some fast dry epoxy as the hot glue didn't hold so well...only used it because it is easy to remove if you screw up). I notched the end and the side of the box(all the wires wouldn't fit through the hole on the end). Soldered all the wires, then covered in shrink tubing (make sure the electrics work before you shrink up the shink tubing). that is pretty much it.
A picture says a thousand(or maybe more) words. (arent you tired of me putting things in these parentheses?)

flipside of the top of the project box


Notched box (side & end)

 

Looks great! I redid mine as well, but with a fuseblock from NAPA (inline fuses). I noticed soon after buying my bike that tThe metal clips of the original were all falling apart. The bike was in great shape, but the fusebox was just junk.

I looked all over for a box like you made, and didn't see one then which was about a year ago. Thanks for the photos, I am sure it will help those who have similar issues.

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1982 Maxim 650

 

This must be a common problem. The metal clips were falling apart on mine too. I found a inline fuse block at Radio Shack. But I like yours, especially with the newer style fuses.

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Bob
'82 Maxim 550

 

Im going to replacing my fuse block once again.

I used a cheap inline one from Radio Shack. THe wires are streched pretty tight and I had one break on me. Im not sure but suspect this could be part of my current bikes problems. Just need to find a good place to relocate it to...

 

I did the same with mine which allows for the stock cover to fit so it retains the stock look from the outside.

 

might want to try theese. A guy on the xs-xj site came through for us ,very


http://www.delcity.net/delcity/servlet/ ... em=1&new=y



reasonable price and stylish too i might add.

 

Yup - that one up there be the one you want! Not "completely" waterproof, but I've had mine in for a few years now and no problem at all with corrosion or anything. The one I've got is by Littlefuse, very similar.

 

Great thread, guys! My "fusebox" is a bunch of loose wires under the seat...

 

that fuseblock looks like it is the common ground type. There doesn't seem to be any posts coming out the other side. I'd rather just build my own. I try to make anything I can make myself. that's just me though :twisted:

 

hey guys this fuse block has wires on both sides (not coommon ) has a water tight seal and positive locking tabs for cover. BEST PART only 4.05 american you can't build it yourself cheaper but hey to each his own.

 

maybe I couldn't build it cheaper, but I find that I get a little more satisfaction knowing that I didn't have to rely on someone else's ingenuity.
Not to be whiny, but for those of use who like to build it ourselves, your kinda raining on our DIY parade. thread hijacker

P.S didn't you ever watch Macgyver?

 

your absolutly correct.sorry to HIJACK YOUR THREAD.AND I DIDNT MEANM to take away from the time and energy spent on that "GREAT FUSE BLOCK"just trying to pass along a good looking product for people who might not be as mcgiver as you. from now on i'll just let you biy

 

Great link for that fuse block chevy45412001!!
The product does have a very attractive $4.05 price tag but the fine print says Del City requires minimum orders of $25.00.
Now all I need to do is find a local supplier of something like it or make one like paulv did!

 

got one but who cares 7.00 to your door...oops sorry can't say that

 

I was just joking. I probably would have bought a fuseblock like that if I had known that it was out there and especially for that cheap. But, I already made one so, oh well(I ill prob order one anyway). I do like the looks of the one on that link, but a minimum order of 25.00? I'll have to look for other stuff on that site that I need too. :twisted:

 

the guy on the xs-xj owners site is going to go nonstop with them ..now if hes offering for anyone at all ..i do not know but i can get them for that price and just leave your add to ship to.And paul i said yours was nice even before i saw the other one.i too like to build but only when absolute...i just can't pass those up they look good for the price,thats all and i have already changed my fuses .....but back to original glass.....can you say dumb @ss...ya i had that one comming.

 

thats funny. I did the same thing before I decided I wanted blade fuses. I really wanted to keep it OE, but I thought about it for a while and decided that the OE fuseblock probably wasn't such a good design. especially for how much I ride in the nasty weather.

 

http://www.wiringproducts.com/?target=dept_11.html

i use the fuseblocks shown here, with the clear plastic covers- i just make one side "common" & put a HD type 30 amp circuit breaker directly on the pos batt terminal...mutt

 

pics of my fuse box to be