Thank you David. The wire from battery to fuse block will remain fused but I'll change it to a larger gauge and possibly reconfigure things, again. I was recalling, vaguely, details in general about fuses and that they actually have some head room before they fail. But then I am curious why my fog lights came with a 15 Amp fuse; at 110 Watts (pair), technically, they should be drawing 8 Amps if I'm not mistaken. Neil. On 8/7/17, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > Bosch Automotive Handbook says half a volt total drop on supply side > acceptable for most 12V automotive circuits, assuming ground through > chassis. > > Littelfuse specifies their ATO fuses to carry 110% rated load for minimum > 100 hours, to blow at 135% in maximum 600 seconds (minimum 3/4 second), at > 160% in maximum 50 seconds, at 200% in maximum 5 seconds. At 600% in > maximum 100 or 150 (35 and 40A) millisecs. > > I think VAG were wrongheadedly old-fashioned in leaving unfused wires all > about. Judging by the '09 Passat I just looked at, they've caught up to > the Japanese and the rest of the world in fusing everything that comes off > the battery barring the starter cable. > > Yrs, > d > >
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