< Ed McMahon > "I did not know that!" Or at least I hadn't thought of things that way. Makes sense. I know there's ampacity charts online. Neil. On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 4:42 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > At 06:33 PM 10/24/2012, neil n wrote: >> >> I'm installing H4 round headlights with 80/100 Watt bulbs. ('88 Westy) >> I saw Alistair's diagrams (thank you Alistair!). >> >> Using P = IE at ~ 13 Volts 100 Watts is 7.7 Amps >> >> Stock fuses are 10 Amps each. > > > Ur doing it rong. ;-) > > Size your fuses according to the ampacity of the wires in the circuit, not > the amount of current drawn by the load. Otherwise you will lose more power > than necessary in the fuse and have more chance of a false blow. > > The fuses are to protect the wiring, *not* the load. > > Yours, > David
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