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SKOT



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England 2006 Range Rover Supercharged 4.2 SC V8 Bonatti Grey
Power drain tool

What.a good idea......

http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/900mm-car-fuse-a...lade-n50cy 2006 4.2 SC
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Post #334470 25th Jun 2015 9:18pm
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bebechoon



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I thought this was a cracking idea Thumbs Up and wanted one … until I discovered that there are two versions of this product: one is compatible with “mini-blade” fuses, the other “maxi-blade” fuses. Most of the fuses (on my FF at least) are “regular” blade size.
I contacted Maplin; they told me they do not stock a version of this tool which is compatible with regular fuses …
And I haven’t found one anywhere else, boo Big Cry It's "bĂ©bĂ©choon", ackcherly, with accents. 'Steve' to my chums.
20 years ownership of Solihull products, ALL GONE NOW, sniff!
Current motor: Suzuki S-Cross 4WD auto, 1.4 petrol. Oh so reliable! 7 years now and no problems. Oh, all right then, a leaking shocker replaced under guarantee.
Previous:
TD6 HSE L322 Auto FF
2.5 TDi 4-door Classic
Disco II
And my 1st Rangie: in 1995, a 2-door VM 2.5 diesel Classic
Not to mention the Lada Niva before those. (I said not to mention it!)

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Flashman



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On this site they state it is for standard fuses. Maybe they have listed the Maxi one up wrong as it looks the same. Maybe someone could take a fuse into Maplin to check.

http://www.conrad-electronic.co.uk/ce/en/p...tAodLlwKjg Tom

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nicedayforit



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England 2004 Range Rover Vogue Td6 Giverny Green

You buy the "maxi" size blade which equates to a "regular" in the UK and fits the FFRR perfectly.
I've got one. Thumbs Up

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bebechoon



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Embarassed That’s interesting, Flashman, thanks.

In my question to Maplin, I referred to the blade types, dimensions, etc. as shown in [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuse_(automotive)[/url]
(Sorry, don't know why I can't get this to show as a link ...)

Maplin confirmed their tool was definitely for the “Mini” and “Maxi” blade sizes, not the “Regular” blade (which incidentally has a slight cut-out at the top insides of the blades which the “Maxi” does not have – see diags on the Wikipedia page).

On the same page of the Conrad site for which you gave the link, a little lower down in the “Customers who viewed this product were also interested in” section, there is another product at Ł4.99. Opening this page, this one is marked “Compatible with – Mini-blade type car fuses”, and it also looks just like the Maplin “Mini” one. Same suppliers?

I’m now going to contact Conrad with the same question as I put to Maplin. But maybe as you say it needs someone to go in with a fuse to check. I’d be happy to oblige for the good of the Forum (and for myself!), but I live a little too far away (South of France) Embarassed Any volunteers?

I'll post Conrad's reply here if I get one. It's "bĂ©bĂ©choon", ackcherly, with accents. 'Steve' to my chums.
20 years ownership of Solihull products, ALL GONE NOW, sniff!
Current motor: Suzuki S-Cross 4WD auto, 1.4 petrol. Oh so reliable! 7 years now and no problems. Oh, all right then, a leaking shocker replaced under guarantee.
Previous:
TD6 HSE L322 Auto FF
2.5 TDi 4-door Classic
Disco II
And my 1st Rangie: in 1995, a 2-door VM 2.5 diesel Classic
Not to mention the Lada Niva before those. (I said not to mention it!)

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bebechoon



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Ah, thanks nicedayforit, I've just seen your reply. It's "bĂ©bĂ©choon", ackcherly, with accents. 'Steve' to my chums.
20 years ownership of Solihull products, ALL GONE NOW, sniff!
Current motor: Suzuki S-Cross 4WD auto, 1.4 petrol. Oh so reliable! 7 years now and no problems. Oh, all right then, a leaking shocker replaced under guarantee.
Previous:
TD6 HSE L322 Auto FF
2.5 TDi 4-door Classic
Disco II
And my 1st Rangie: in 1995, a 2-door VM 2.5 diesel Classic
Not to mention the Lada Niva before those. (I said not to mention it!)

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Weegie



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Scotland 2008 Range Rover Vogue TDV8 Stornoway Grey

There you go, Steve. Wink
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuse_%28automotive%29 John
2008 Stornoway Grey 3.6 Tdv8 Vogue
2005 TD6 Java Black Vogue - Written off!!
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bebechoon



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!!!***!!!$!*!*$$$!!!
How'd you do that, then, John?
I just copied/pasted the link in direct from Google Chrome ...
Obviously you're clevererererer than me! Bow down It's "bĂ©bĂ©choon", ackcherly, with accents. 'Steve' to my chums.
20 years ownership of Solihull products, ALL GONE NOW, sniff!
Current motor: Suzuki S-Cross 4WD auto, 1.4 petrol. Oh so reliable! 7 years now and no problems. Oh, all right then, a leaking shocker replaced under guarantee.
Previous:
TD6 HSE L322 Auto FF
2.5 TDi 4-door Classic
Disco II
And my 1st Rangie: in 1995, a 2-door VM 2.5 diesel Classic
Not to mention the Lada Niva before those. (I said not to mention it!)

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