The brown with the in-line sounds like a PO jobbie, if it *does* feed the
radio 'keep-alive' circuit then it will only need a minimally rated fuse.
Everywhere else on the MGB bar one circuit on some years the fuse rating is
designed to protect the wiring and not the component(s) on the end of it
which is why they are all 17 amp rated 35 amp fusing. Electronic circuits
like a radio keep-alive tend to be fused to protect the electronics rather
than the wiring, hence the minimal rating.
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
From: "S Allen" <scottinthestans@hotmail.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 2:00 PM
Subject: Fuse Rating
> On the bottom fuse on the right side of the fuse box there's two brown
> wires. One runs to the starter solenoid. The other runs into the
firewall
> and disappears under the dash, (I suspect it supplies the constant power
> line to my radio which is why it isn't working, even though everything
else
> in the dash is).
>
> On the wire that runs to firewall there's a tiny, tiny in-line fuse. It
has
> the fuse wire on the outside of the element, and of course it's blown.
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