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Are the "circuit breakers" or fuses under the dash available? Mine are kinda rusty.

To Quote Vintage Wiring of Maine:

" The kit will include the voltage regulator harness to the circuit breakers, but not the circuit breakers themselves. You will also have to RE-USE your generator to voltage regulator cable and RE-USE the 1 to 1 and 2 to 1 Bakelite connectors."

What are the Bakelite connectors use for?

I've got to remember to photograph under the dash of someone's truck at Aberdeen....

The C/Bs are bulletproof even if rusty on the outside. Be sure to check if they open under load b/4 you replace. The C/Bs are available with douglas or packard connectors molded in. They are mounted directly to the cowl vent support. I actually added 2 additional C/Bs - one came with my heater from MWM and the other is for elect wipers. John at MWM has them and I think they're like $15 a piece.

The Gen to Reg is the 1" diameter harness that barrel connects to the gen and then connects to the volt reg mounted on the dash - about 24" long.

The Bakelites are the 1" plastic tube inside the douglas that provides the metal connection. They are tough to come by. The 1:1s are just a straight 1" tube and the 2:1s are shaped like a Tee.

I'd better see what's left under the dash then.

The bakelite pieces are for every connection? Maybe there are a few in the fragments of my harness.

Here is a photo of the C/B attached to the center support. Notice my heater used a packard and the rest are douglas

Saturn Surplus has the CBs and the connectors, I believe. look under electic and/od cables and connectors.

http://www.saturnsurplus.com/

Hal

I do seem to have the CB's under there. The douglas are the newer ones, correct?

Thanks for the pic of a *clean* underdash compared to my rusty jungle.


Not one bakelite connector anywhere on the truck. Anybody know how many I need?

Yes! they do have them. And they seem to have the connectors too, but they are rubber and not baketlite. I'm still a bit fuzzy on these so if anyone can scare up a pic, that'd be great.

52m37Hal wrote:Saturn Surplus has the CBs and the connectors, I believe. look under electic and/od cables and connectors.

http://www.saturnsurplus.com/

Hal

These are my CB's....

refit1701 wrote: ... The douglas are the newer ones, correct?

Nope. Incorrect. Douglas connectors are the older, metal connectors (like in the pic above). The newer rubber ones are called Packard connectors.

This will help with the rubber connectors. I know there is a similar chart for the metal connectors but I can't locate it.

http://www.olive-drab.com/od_mseries_connectors.php3

Hal