[MBZ] Fuse Sizing

[John Berryman]

On May 7, 2006, at 10:40 AM, <l02turner at comcast.net>  
<l02turner at comcast.net> wrote:

>     My question is:  did I add too much onto that circuit - or is  
> my added
> light fixture bad and causing the fuse to blow?  I removed the  
> light and the
> fuse is fine now.  Should I (*could* I) have installed a higher  
> cap. fuse?
> Or is that a no-no?  On the bench the light fixture works fine -
>
> Sincerely,
> Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, '91 300D 2.5T, '78 240D)

	There must be a dead short either in the fixture or the new wiring  
to it. It is also possible that you have a fixture that uses  a  
single filament bulb with 2 contacts on the bottom. 1 is for power  
and the other goes to ground. If a single contact bulb is put in its  
place, it can provide a direct connection from power to ground.

Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am