Vanagon EuroVan
Previous messageNext messagePrevious in topicNext in topicPrevious by same authorNext by same authorPrevious page (September 2002, week 2)Back to main VANAGON pageJoin or leave VANAGON (or change settings)ReplyPost a new messageSearchProportional fontNon-proportional font
Date:         Mon, 9 Sep 2002 14:54:04 -0700
Reply-To:     Bill N <freeholder@STARBAND.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bill N <freeholder@STARBAND.NET>
Subject:      Re: Headlight upgrade questions
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"


If the fuse protected the wires before, it will still do it.  The wire size hasn't shrunk.


Bill


----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Mills" <scmills@TNTECH.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 12:09 PM
Subject: Headlight upgrade questions




>
> I upgraded my '78 Westy headlights using the ever popular relays feeding
> directly from the battery via an aux. fuse panel.
>
> Now that my headlight switch is only driving the headlight relays and the
> toggle relay (high/low beam) - - should I reduce the fuse for the original
> circuits? The new headlight circuits are fused at a new fuse panel out back.
>
> I'm thinking a pretty major short to ground would have to occur to blow the
> OEM fuses at 8 amps - enough to melt the wiring before the fuse blew.
>
> Chris M. <"Busbodger" of "TEAM SLOWPOKE">
> Cookeville, Tennessee
>
> ICQ# 5944649
> scm9985@tntech.edu
>
> '78 VW Westfalia (67 HP -> that is...67 Hamster Power)
> '65 Beetle - Type IV powered
> '99 CR-V AWD station wagon
> '81 CB900 Custom moto-chickle
> 2.5 Corvair engines for my Trans-vair Conversion
>
>
Back to: Top of message | Previous page | Main VANAGON page

Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!

Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com

The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.

Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.