> bought one of those igloo thermoelectric coolers... > well, i plugged it into my lighter and it blew the cig lighter/radio fuse. .. > the package says that it draws less then 6 amps, but on my 90 > gl the cig lighter fuse is 15 amps. what is going on here?
The element could be shorted. I know someone whose unit when bad that way. It presented a dead short, so it would instantly blow any fuse. Perhaps you simply got a defective unit. - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. (215) 234-VWVW www.busdepot.com _____________________________________________ Toll-Free for Orders by Part # 1-866-BUS-DEPOT |
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