RE: [DML] 15 Amp Fuse?

["Jeff Chabotte" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Fuses should always be replaced with the exact same rating. The reason
it's 10A is that the wiring may only hande 12A before begnning to melt
the shielding.. and eventually your car. So imagine pumping 15A through
a wire that can't handle it.

If anything, you'd replace it with a  smaller fuse to prevent that from
happening, but that depends on what the draw is through the circuit.
You'd have to measure the gauge of wire through the entire circuit to
determine if it could handle 15A.

So, really, it's just easier, cheaper, and safer to stick with 10A fuse
there.

-Jeff Chabotte
Norwich, CT
http://www.88-mph.com

-----Original Message-----
From: thebrave65 [mailto:johnnysher1@xxxxxxx] 
Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 2:37 PM
To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [DML] 15 Amp Fuse?


I'm currently relaciing all of the fuses and found a blue 15A in the 
Reverse Lamps socket, (#16).  Shouldn't it be a 10A, or does it 
matter as long as it's 10A or more?

Johnny
5518




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