harbor freight auto fuses... Wow!
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eddyyy302
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They had a recall on the harbor freight fuse assortment, it was well posted in the stores.
Dan
Dan
SCscoutguy
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Yeap it was a big deal a few years ago. The new fuses are supposed to be alright though. I have been running some of the new ones for over a year with no problems.
http://images.harborfreight.com/cpi/recalls/fuse_sets.html
Torque1st
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Make yourself one of them nifty 'fuse testers'.
Sorry for the rant but one has to be really careful when buying stuff there.I never even considered buying HF fuses... Not something to go cheap on, good fuses from your local parts stores are not that expensive.
I bought a assortment pack of hose clamps from HF, figured it would be nice to have a handful of sizes on hand. I went to use one, and it stripped out very quickly. The entire box found its way into the trash.
With that said, I still buy a lot of stuff from HF. But hardware is something I pass on, other then their thread in rivits.
Since we are talking about fuses, I have a good picture. A couple years ago I stopped to buy some parts for my 4runner. Jumped back in the 4runner and it wouldn't start. I started looking over everything, and finally checked the fuses. The ignition fuse on the kick panel had melted! I was very concerned as to what had caused this of course. After doing some research on the issue, I found it was do to a loose connection. The blade holder was loose, so I simply pinched it back together.
Here is the fuse I pulled out.
I bought a assortment pack of hose clamps from HF, figured it would be nice to have a handful of sizes on hand. I went to use one, and it stripped out very quickly. The entire box found its way into the trash.
With that said, I still buy a lot of stuff from HF. But hardware is something I pass on, other then their thread in rivits.
Since we are talking about fuses, I have a good picture. A couple years ago I stopped to buy some parts for my 4runner. Jumped back in the 4runner and it wouldn't start. I started looking over everything, and finally checked the fuses. The ignition fuse on the kick panel had melted! I was very concerned as to what had caused this of course. After doing some research on the issue, I found it was do to a loose connection. The blade holder was loose, so I simply pinched it back together.
Here is the fuse I pulled out.
sstruckguy
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Not only was the self generated recall done, General Motors issued a TSB that warned of their use. If I remember the wording correctly, "the product fails to blow, puts undue stress on the circuit, which results in a non-warranty situation."