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Re: How much current headlights

To: MG Nuts <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: How much current headlights
From: Skye Poier <skye@ffwd.cx>
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 15:52:42 -0700
Hans,

Have you considered putting the headlights on a relay?  That way if it
shorts in the future, its my guess that the less amps running
through the wire would not cause as catastrophic of a meltdown...

I am probably going to put the headlights and heater fan on fused
relays when I put the new wiring in my car.

Skye

Word on the street is Hans Duinhoven said:
> Hi list,
> 
> My GT is back on the road.
> I replaced the fried wire in the loom from the lights switch to the rheostat.
> The outer (metal) cable of the air ventilating system hit the rheostat and
> made a short.
> 
> In order to prevent another time happening this I plan to add a line fuse for
> the lights.
> What rating should it have? I have converted the original sealed beams to H4
> halogens and I still use the sidemarker lights.
> I'd like to fuse the complete lights circuit or should I fuses the dash
> seperately from the rest?
> 
> TIA.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Hans '71 BGT

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