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Worse yet are the fuses made from aluminum. When inserted in the copper brackets, they tend to corrode because of electrolysis. The copper fuses do not tend to do this. Tim Dapper EisenhBA@utrc.utc.com wrote: > Always buy the expensive (I want to say ceramic, but I am having a > block > right now) fuses for your car. The cheap ones that are made of cheap > plastic have a coefficient of expansion (thermal) such that with a > temperature increase, they deform (over a long time) and the > spring-loaded holder is no longer sufficient for a good electrical > connection. > > - ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/