[6pack] Ruining rheostats

[Robert Lang]

On Thu, 8 May 2008, John Mitchell wrote:

>    I've gone thru 3 rheostats for the dash lights in the last year, so
> I jumpered the wires last night.  It lasted several minutes before the
> fuse blew.  What in the red to red/white circuit should I be looking for
> as the culprit?  Thanks very much,  John Mitchell  76 TR6

You obviously have a short.

Start pulling stuff off the circuit to see what's shorted.

I'd skip replacing the fuse and use a test-light to find the short. You'll 
save some $$$ on fuses.

Regards,
rml
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