lxdriver

My 10a cigarrette fuse keeps blowing for some weird reason and the ony things I plug into the cigarrette-lighter plug are my phone charger, gps, and a small portable air compressor, but it usually blows with the compressor plugged in. Is the fuse 2 little or something, should I replace it with a 15 instead even though a 10 SHOULD be there according to Honda?

grumblemarc

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No. You want to catch something on fire? Pull more power through lines that are not capable of handling them and you will melt the wire's insulation and then you will have problems. Do not EVER put in a larger fuse than is supposed to be used.
If the compressor is blowing the fuse then stop using it.

boostedef123

lol you answered your own question. The fuse is designed to prevent fires. You plugged up the compressor and pulled too much amperage for the fuse. Yes you could put a bigger fuse in at the risk of causing a fire. Its a safety measure. Try getting one that hooks up to the battery.

instructor74

this is also the same fuse that the radio draws its power from try turning off the radio when you are running the compressor.
please tell me you are not running all these items at the same time with a multi plug

lxdriver

Yeah I didn't think putting a bigger fuse was a good idea either but I still wanted to get other opinions and NO I dont use the 3 at the same time, that would be pretty dumb. But thanks for the answers guys, I guess I'll just keep replacing the fuses every time it blows