On Feb 3, 3:20 pm, Matt <crackers819...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Feb 1, 10:21 am, Mike Romain <roma...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Matt wrote:
>
> > > did some looking around - it appears that with all the crap my dad
had
> > > in the jeep when he was chief of fire police, there was some odd ass
> > > wiring done. for example, the ETR radio fuse is not empty as it
> > > should be, and it has a 30 amp fuse in it (not the 10 amp that the
> > > manual calls for). i dont know where to start with this...
>
> > > anyway, wouldn't the add-a-circuit be able to use the 15amp fuse for
> > > the existing circuit (lighter and radio), and then 10 amp for the
new
> > > circuit that i'm using to run the xm and line driver? that's how i
> > > interpreted it...one fuse was for the existing circuit and the other
> > > was for the new circuit, and the new circuit can't be more than 10
> > > amps...
>
> > In theory, but the internals of the holder might only be 10A rated, so
> > drawing 15 through it, then ten on top of that might be asking for
trouble.
>
> > I think I would ask the tech site in that link about it. I didn't see
> > any specs for the schematic there.
>
> > It would seem like someone else had the same idea and used the empty
> > fuse slots for things like cherries on top or transmitters which
require
> > the heavier fuse load.
>
> > I think I would pull that 30A and see if anything quits. If
everything
> > is good to go, I would use that one and drop the fusing down a bit.
> > Going 5A over a rated circuit isn't too dangerous, but you don't need
> > that much.
>
> > Lighter circuits can be trouble to load up on just because of the
nature
> > of the beast. You can get a large load through there so I like to
leave
> > them be and add circuits in other places. Well, I prefer to run new
> > circuits from the power distribution box, but then this is the first
> > time I have seen those neat fuse holders. I have a feeling I might
have
> > use for those in the future.
>
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 'New' frame in the works for '08. Some Canadian Bush Trip and Build
> > Photos:http://mikeromainjeeptrips.shutterfly.com
>
> interestingly enough, the ETR radio fuse appears to be always on -
> poking around with the test light indicates there's power even when
> the key is off...so using that fuse won't work anyway.
>
> more poking around indicates that fuse 14 (transmission control unit,
> 7.5amp) is switched - so i'm going to try that one initially. i'm
> fairly confident from looking at the specs for each that my line
> driver and the roady xt will draw less than 2.5amp, so i should be
> alright...and i can follow the 10amp max rating guideline.
on second thought, scratch that...fuse 14 is in fact switched but is
not powered when the key is in acc mode, which is something i want as
well. back to the drawing board i go...
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