Fusible link
Been having issues on my 91 f150 4.9 with charging battery so i got a new batt and alternator. Still the issue goes on checked the green fuse link and boom its fried. I see the 3 wires black/orange (looks like a 10 gauge), black (another 10 gauge), and yellow (maybe 14 gauge just eyeballing) go into the one fuse link. Is there a crimp sleeve that has one side 16 gauge for fuse link and the other extra wide to accommodate 3 wires? I use the word crimp sleeve you may know then as heat shrink connectors. Ima noob.
Last edited by Beowulf09; Jan 11, 2022 at 07:47 PM.
The technical name is "butt crimp" because it gets crimped down after the wires are butted together inside the metal tube. It doesn't matter which side the wires go into - you can put the fusible link & 1 wire into one side and the other 2 wires into the other side.
Its outer plastic insulation does not shrink - even when heated. But many people have trouble getting good crimps - it requires the right pliers & the right technique for the wires NOT to pull out. This shows a similar 1/4" spade crimp, but the process is the same for each side of a butt:
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There are also heat-shrinkable tubes with solder rings inside, but not big enough for this application.
This page shows & explains the correct wayS to repair a fusible link wire:
(click this text)

You can also buy ready-made fusible links with a ring on one side & a butt crimp on the other. This one is not 16ga:
Its outer plastic insulation does not shrink - even when heated. But many people have trouble getting good crimps - it requires the right pliers & the right technique for the wires NOT to pull out. This shows a similar 1/4" spade crimp, but the process is the same for each side of a butt:
(click this text)
There are also heat-shrinkable tubes with solder rings inside, but not big enough for this application.
This page shows & explains the correct wayS to repair a fusible link wire:
(click this text)
You can also buy ready-made fusible links with a ring on one side & a butt crimp on the other. This one is not 16ga:

