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Been through 4 (7.5A) fuses in 1hr

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Old Oct 13, 2010 | 04:50 PM
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Icon3 Been through 4 (7.5A) fuses in 1hr

So my interior (courtesy light, dome light, map light) fuse went out randomly yesterday night. I bought some replacement 7.5A ones today and went through 4 of them already.

One thing to remember I've been having a complete LED lit interior for almost 3 years now.

The question is should I get a higher rated fuse or could there be something wrong with my wiring? I feel like this all happened after I blasted my music too loud, like as if the dual sub-woofers shook the car soo much that it short circuited a wire.
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Old Oct 13, 2010 | 04:53 PM
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just jam some copper in there with a fuse leading to some sort of TNT. im sure nothing will go wrong
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Old Oct 13, 2010 | 05:47 PM
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lol no seriously will a fuse with a higher amp rating help? I haven't tried it yet. I just miss my interior lighting up. It sucks having no light.
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Old Oct 13, 2010 | 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Importn2oRacer
lol no seriously will a fuse with a higher amp rating help? I haven't tried it yet. I just miss my interior lighting up. It sucks having no light.
No. There is a problem with that circuit. Installing a larger fuse defeats the purpose of having a fuse. Locate the problem and fix it.
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Old Oct 15, 2010 | 03:40 AM
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what mad mike said. dont screw around. locate the short. you can under rate a fuse but never over rate it. ie use a 5A fuse if you need to but DO NOT use a 10A
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Old Oct 15, 2010 | 03:53 AM
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Installing a larger fuse will make it incredibly worse. Then you are allowing more power to flow through before it pops - which could result in an electrical fire or wires melting.
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Old Oct 15, 2010 | 03:55 AM
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it can also fry anything on the circuit.
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Old Oct 15, 2010 | 09:13 AM
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I fixed it, dome light wiring had a pinch, Thanks guys!
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