- 1. fuse help (quick!) (score: 1)
- Author: "Tyson Sherman" <tsherman@tecinfo.com>
- Date: Sun, 14 Sep 1997 14:07:36 -0500
- Sometime while installing a CD player in my 76B I blew the second fuse (the CD player and most other things still work). Not being able to find a 17amp fuse in Greenville, Mississippi, is it safe to
- /html/mgs/1997-09/msg01020.html (7,336 bytes)
- 2. Re: fuse help (quick!) (score: 1)
- Author: DANMAS@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 14 Sep 1997 15:37:14 -0400 (EDT)
- Yes. Dan Masters, Alcoa, TN '71 TR6--3000mile/year driver, fully restored '71 TR6--undergoing full restoration and Ford 5.0 V8 insertion - see: http://www.sky.net/~boballen/mg/Masters/ '74 MGBGT--300
- /html/mgs/1997-09/msg01023.html (7,598 bytes)
- 3. Re: fuse help (quick!) (score: 1)
- Author: "Tyson Sherman" <tsherman@tecinfo.com>
- Date: Sun, 14 Sep 1997 15:16:16 -0500
- Thanks for the quick response. It all works now, with the car idling in the driveway. haven't driven it yet but will soon. Tyson
- /html/mgs/1997-09/msg01025.html (7,177 bytes)
- 4. Re: fuse help (quick!) (score: 1)
- Author: Chris Delling <saschris@flash.net>
- Date: Sun, 14 Sep 1997 17:43:34 -0400
- A fifteen amp fuse is certainly safe. A 20 would probably be O.K., but I would stay with the 15. Regards, Chris
- /html/mgs/1997-09/msg01029.html (7,697 bytes)
- 5. Re: fuse help (quick!) (score: 1)
- Author: Teacher122@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 14 Sep 1997 20:51:19 -0400 (EDT)
- The 15 amp would be the safe choice. However, it may well blow too. The experts(whomever they may be) say that you should never put in a fuse of a higher rating. Tom Green 1979 MGB
- /html/mgs/1997-09/msg01041.html (7,246 bytes)
- 6. Re: fuse help (quick!) (score: 1)
- Author: DANMAS@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 14 Sep 1997 22:21:06 -0400 (EDT)
- Tom: I'm not an expert, but I think if I shuffle my feet and talk fast enough, I can fill in till an expert gets here, without anyone finding out. Yes, you are right, it is not a good idea, in genera
- /html/mgs/1997-09/msg01048.html (9,565 bytes)
- 7. Re: fuse help (quick!) (score: 1)
- Author: DANMAS@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 14 Sep 1997 22:22:14 -0400 (EDT)
- Tom: I'm not an expert, but I think if I shuffle my feet and talk fast enough, I can fill in till an expert gets here, without anyone finding out. Yes, you are right, it is not a good idea, in genera
- /html/mgs/1997-09/msg01049.html (9,561 bytes)
- 8. Re: fuse help (quick!) (score: 1)
- Author: Teacher122@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 21:20:19 -0400 (EDT)
- I gracefully bow to the electrical engineer!
- /html/mgs/1997-09/msg01141.html (7,123 bytes)
- 9. Re: fuse help (quick!) (score: 1)
- Author: "Tyson Sherman" <tsherman@tecinfo.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 20:22:51 -0500
- Me too. I'm just a sophomore in pre-engineering, guess I have a lot to learn about fuses. --
- /html/mgs/1997-09/msg01142.html (7,393 bytes)
- 10. Re: fuse help (quick!) (score: 1)
- Author: DANMAS@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 21:33:23 -0400 (EDT)
- Tom: No need to bow, you were right! In general, it is not a good idea to replace a fuse with a larger one. Dan Masters, Alcoa, TN '71 TR6--3000mile/year driver, fully restored '71 TR6--undergoing fu
- /html/mgs/1997-09/msg01145.html (7,686 bytes)
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