It is actually a chunk of wire that is a thermal protection link.

The wire has a soft rubber insulation on it and can be purchased by the
foot from the dealer or at some good automotive shops.

It is also normally 2 gauge sizes smaller than the harness circuit it
protects.

Most alternator main wires are 10 ga. The fuse link is a 14 ga one for
that.

Fuse link wires also have to be attached with crimp connectors.
Soldering them ruins them.

Mike



kid4lyf wrote:
>
> Do you know what the value is of that fusable link?
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:3FE9C34B.150D19E7@sympatico.ca...
> > It hooks up to the smaller red wire off the battery at the power
> > distribution box.
> >
> > Just a heads up. You cannot just 'change' that wire. It has a fuse
> > link crimped onto the end by the distribution box that is the only
> > overload protection the alternator has. Removing this can/will cause
> > fires if something messes up later.
> >
> > The fuse link is about 8" long with a loop end on the bolt the battery
> > cable hooks onto and a large rubber tube shaped crimp connector on the
> > alternator side of the link.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > kid4lyf wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm upgrading all the battery cables on my '99 XJ and was wondering
> where
> > > the main lead off the alternator goes. I really don't want to tear apart
> the
> > > harness if I don't have to.

 

It is actually a chunk of wire that is a thermal protection link.

The wire has a soft rubber insulation on it and can be purchased by the
foot from the dealer or at some good automotive shops.

It is also normally 2 gauge sizes smaller than the harness circuit it
protects.

Most alternator main wires are 10 ga. The fuse link is a 14 ga one for
that.

Fuse link wires also have to be attached with crimp connectors.
Soldering them ruins them.

Mike



kid4lyf wrote:
>
> Do you know what the value is of that fusable link?
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:3FE9C34B.150D19E7@sympatico.ca...
> > It hooks up to the smaller red wire off the battery at the power
> > distribution box.
> >
> > Just a heads up. You cannot just 'change' that wire. It has a fuse
> > link crimped onto the end by the distribution box that is the only
> > overload protection the alternator has. Removing this can/will cause
> > fires if something messes up later.
> >
> > The fuse link is about 8" long with a loop end on the bolt the battery
> > cable hooks onto and a large rubber tube shaped crimp connector on the
> > alternator side of the link.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > kid4lyf wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm upgrading all the battery cables on my '99 XJ and was wondering
> where
> > > the main lead off the alternator goes. I really don't want to tear apart
> the
> > > harness if I don't have to.

 

It is actually a chunk of wire that is a thermal protection link.

The wire has a soft rubber insulation on it and can be purchased by the
foot from the dealer or at some good automotive shops.

It is also normally 2 gauge sizes smaller than the harness circuit it
protects.

Most alternator main wires are 10 ga. The fuse link is a 14 ga one for
that.

Fuse link wires also have to be attached with crimp connectors.
Soldering them ruins them.

Mike



kid4lyf wrote:
>
> Do you know what the value is of that fusable link?
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:3FE9C34B.150D19E7@sympatico.ca...
> > It hooks up to the smaller red wire off the battery at the power
> > distribution box.
> >
> > Just a heads up. You cannot just 'change' that wire. It has a fuse
> > link crimped onto the end by the distribution box that is the only
> > overload protection the alternator has. Removing this can/will cause
> > fires if something messes up later.
> >
> > The fuse link is about 8" long with a loop end on the bolt the battery
> > cable hooks onto and a large rubber tube shaped crimp connector on the
> > alternator side of the link.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > kid4lyf wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm upgrading all the battery cables on my '99 XJ and was wondering
> where
> > > the main lead off the alternator goes. I really don't want to tear apart
> the
> > > harness if I don't have to.