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My newly aquired '91 LX has electric fans and as I was rerouting some wiring, I came across this inline fuse holder that is obviously no longer functioning as a fuse as it is FUSED. What type of holder is it and where available, or does it matter what I replace it with?

More info...........power to the fans comes from solenoid and back from the fans to a relay. The fuse is in between the fans and the relay.
 

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So you need to figure out what fan controller you have so you know what power it is capable of providing to the fan(s). You then need to know what fan(s) you have and how much power they draw. From there you will know if the controller is capable of providing enough power to run the fan(s). If you can tell us what controller and fans you have we can help a lot more.
 
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Just a generic blade type fuse holder. Judging by the green goo oozing out, looks like the 30A fuse is not enough and that sucker was heating up.

For fans, you really want to go with something more like these. These will handle the startup spike of most fans, but what size fuse to run depends on that wire rating. Looks like a #12 wire but I can't be sure. I like to run #10 min for fan power wires.

Amazon product ASIN B0753J14FG

I have that same fan controller in my spare parts bin. I wasn't happy with it. I find a lot of the lower end controllers simply aren't spec'ed out properly for reliability. It seems they undersize the wire to the bare min to get the product out the door, such as in this case. I even find fault with LMR as they supply a 200A alternator with a 4g wire and a 200A fuse. 4G wire is rated for more like 100A, and that's if it's good quality wire which i doubt it is.
 
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