[6pack] Ruining rheostats

[Bob]

Electrical diagram I have shows 8 dashboard lamps wired to (red wire)
rheostat and wire (red/white) to fuse 12V.
Will fuse blow if you connect red to red/white?
Rheostat function is to vary current/voltage to lamps thereby vary light
intensity.
This should not by itself draw more current...blow fuse and burn rheostat.
Seems more like where the wires belong on the rheostat itself would be the
issue.
Regards,
Bob
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Mitchell" <jmitch at snet.net>
To: "6-Pack" <6pack at autox.team.net>; <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2008 3:51 AM
Subject: [6pack] Ruining rheostats


>     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
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