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 kirk
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| posted on December 6th, 2005 at 12:35 PM |
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fuse bypass
hi guy's
im having trouble with a fuse, its the one closest to the stearing wheel(66 bug) it keeps coming lose or losing a good connection, i will be driving
along then i will lose all power, then pull over give it a bit of a pinch and im off again....
is it possible for me to bypass this fuse all together?
i have a spare fuse on the end that has nothing connected to it, can i bypass it to there, is this a good or bad idea...
your thoughts please.
cheers kirk.
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Anthiron
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| posted on December 6th, 2005 at 12:41 PM |
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if u run everything that was running thru the problem fuse thru a fuse of the same amp rating then it doesnt matter really where u run it. should be
fine
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| posted on December 6th, 2005 at 12:43 PM |
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fuses are necessary, they blow when to much current goes thru the wire, the fuse is lower rated than that of the wire it is attached to, therefore the
fuse blows before the wires melt/fry or whatever u wish 2 call it, much cheaper 2 replace the fuse than a chunk of your loom, um if its the same as my
71's fuse box, possible solution would be remove fuse, bend tabs inwards, replace fuse, that way it might have more bite on the fuse itself, also
check the connections behind the dash, you may have a loose wire also
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| posted on December 6th, 2005 at 02:20 PM |
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another optionis to buy an inline fuse from jaycar or dicsmith, and use that in the same spot to save you confusion later on. these are two sections
that screw together and hold the fuse nice and tight inside
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| posted on December 6th, 2005 at 03:10 PM |
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when everything is running correctly fuses are not needed.... HOWEVER... if something goes wrong - either with the equipment connected to the wiring
or the wiring itself - the fuses protect the cable from over current and cut off supply before the wires melt.
It is generally not a good idea to bypass fuses as most people will forget to rerun the wiring to include the fuse at a later date.
Best suggestion is to replace the fuse holder... if this is too much hassle and you have spare fuse slots then just relocate the wiring and fuse to
the spare slot... good idea to label the new fuse position so that you know what it is for later.
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