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Offline nimrod650

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fuse
« on: 31.05. 2015 17:48 »
hi if i fit in line fuse holder on battery lead what rating should the fuse be on 6v system thanks

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Re: fuse
« Reply #1 on: 31.05. 2015 19:26 »

 Standard genny output is 10A, and 35W headight +5W tailight +21W brakelight (~6A + ~1A + ~3.5A)= 10.5, which suggests a single 10A fuse would be living on the edge so 15 A....I have a 10A fuse on each of the items.
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Re: fuse
« Reply #2 on: 31.05. 2015 22:51 »
I use 25 or 30 amp fuses. They will hold normally but will blow with a short circuit.

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Re: fuse
« Reply #3 on: 01.06. 2015 03:14 »
I use 25 or 30 amp fuses. They will hold normally but will blow with a short circuit.

   25 TO 30 MIGHT  cook the wires before the fuse would pop  ????
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Re: fuse
« Reply #4 on: 01.06. 2015 22:27 »
Hi Bill,
                 Originally the wires DID cook, but then there was no fuse fitted.
I have found that most faults that will blow a fuse are short circuits, not a sustained high current fault.
I have blown the 30 amp fuses by inadvertently shorting a wire to frame.
Believe me, the fuse blows instantly and nothing cooks.

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Re: fuse
« Reply #5 on: 02.06. 2015 05:55 »
I use a 25 amp contact breaker; easily  re-settable

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Re: fuse
« Reply #6 on: 03.06. 2015 10:31 »
hi guys, just completed wiring up the A10. Started with a loom that i obtained some years ago seemed like a ton of wires to get inside the headlight, lots of short wires that i couldn`t use. Halfway into wiring decided to take it all out and start again so after unravelling it so i could use some and toss the rest. I then decided to add an ignition switch and fuse, that turned into rejigging the wiring diagram and running a fuse for everything also incorporating electronic ignition. Probably went over the top but it worked out ok when tested only blew one fuse when i subconsciously connected a negative marked wire to earth completely forgot about positive earth for a moment, all corrected and tested, cheers
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Re: fuse
« Reply #7 on: 03.06. 2015 14:47 »
A very neat layout .
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