Monday, April 30, 2018

Why are there so damn many kinds of car fuses? Couldn't anyone just go with the common style, or have some meeting and declare a particular type to be the universal standard?


Can you imagine 16 kinds of usb connectors, 16 kinds of windshield wiper fluid, antifreeze, gasoline, 16 kinds of tires per size.... etc?

4 comments:

  1. Yes, much better when you could substitute an .22 long for any fuse. ;o)

    16 tire sizes? We should be so lucky.

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  2. Still much better then the array of plastic fasteners they use today.

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  3. Actually, while I agree with you in principle, I think different fuses based on current rating would be a good idea. It can be too tempting to just put in a higher rated fuse if the original bows.
    Also, I think it's fair to say that some of the fuses in the picture are now pretty well obsolete; glass cartridge types have been replaced by blade fuses. Er, I think.
    Sorry to respond to a perfectly legitimate rant with boring facts.
    Tony

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  4. well, I guess that "16 kinds of windshield wiper fluid, antifreeze, gasoline, 16 kinds of tires per size" actually do exist:)

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