[W126 Coupe] Dashboard Electircal - What I found and what I will do Greg Kashella

[Dick Spellman]

Does not matter much who you buy them from where they are under $10 for 
the whole set Greg.  Does matter that you upgrade to the copper.  Sounds 
like you will have nailed the problem with both the terminal tightened 
up and the fuses replaced.  By the way, I think it's a function of the 
tip of the aluminum fuses oxidizing that makes the contact and current 
flow a PIA problem because they always seem to work for a time after you 
wiggle them then it's back to their gremlin behavior after a time.  I'd 
probably check the resting voltage on the battery as well as the output 
on the cables to make certain that new alternator is all set just for 
good measure.

Take care,

Dick

kashella at comcast.net wrote:

> I found a very loose positive + battery terminal.  Tightened it.
> #12 fuse looks OK, but since you can't see hairline cracks, will 
> replace it.
>  
> I also plan to replace all fuses with the upgrade fuses that contain 
> copper instead of aluminum from www.mercedessource.com 
> <http://www.mercedessource.com> unless someone can tell me of another 
> supplier that is better.
>  
> Greg Kashella
> kashella at comcast.net <mailto:kashella at comcast.net>
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