KILLARK Fuses

[Richard M.]

Re: KILLARK Fuses

So today whole working on my '07, I checked fuses in the engine bay and cabin. Both use the Mini fuses. Both are closed type.


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[Richard M.]

Re: KILLARK Fuses

Today I also worked on the 1963 Main harness fuse panel. After removing all of the fuse clips, I soaked them in my secret solutions.

To prevent future corrosion on the clips that lost some of their plating to rust , I'm planning to tin them with silver solder.

Some before and after images.....

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[Richard M.]

Re: KILLARK Fuses

I finished the fuse panel restoration yesterday for a friend, which was his Christmas Day.

All clips cleaned, tinned and wire joints cleaned and re-soldered. Also cleaned the bulkhead blocks as they were coated at one time with silicone grease which just got dirty.

The panel had a broken plastic piece at the "RADIO" fuse, likely from a screwdriver to change a fuse in the past. Oddly, this is the 2nd or 3rd time I've seen that RADIO section broken on 1963 panels, It's just above the "COURTESY" fuse.

I've repaired several of these over time. It's a bit tricky as the panels are made of Bakelite, which is very brittle.
Here is the broken area. "RADi...."
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First I gave the panel a bath using soap and water. Nothing to hurt the silkscreening.

A closeup of the broken area.
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I had a old panel with many broken pieces, but had a good RADIO section.
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I simply break off the piece with pliers, a bit bigger than needed for the repair.
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I shape it using a Dremel. It's trial and error. When close enough, I glue it in using my super glue/baking soda filler recipe. I fill in the voids by sprinkling in the some baking soda, then dripping in the glue. I then smooth it out as it's curing with a X-Acto blade and trowel it in the voids.
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A bit of black on the joints, and a tiny brush using my stencil ink to add the letters. Not perfect, but better than a missing chunk of panel. I also cleaned all bulkhead Twinlock terminals, in place.

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After
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I then checked continuity on all clips and Twinlock pins to harness terminals as a final test. All good.

Rich
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