[Healeys] Headlight fusing - was Inline fuses

[jerry wall]

what about the old Lucas credo, Home Before Dark !!

On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 9:53 AM, Michael Oritt <michael.oritt at gmail.com>wrote:

> One post suggested four separate fuses for low and high beams on left and
> right.  I've taken things one step further and have protected the fuses
> themselves with fuses.
>
> It is now safe to go out after dark.
>
> Best--Michael Oritt
>
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 10:40 AM, Steve B. Gerow <steveg at abrazosdata.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Norman Nock always warned against fusing the headlights circuit for the
> > reason that Peter mentions and I have never understood the logic.  If a
> > short would take out a fuse on a circuit protected with one why would it
> > not
> > take out the wiring on one not protected?
> > <<<
> >
> > FWIW - my wife's '73 240Z has a 10amp fuse for each headlight. It must
> also
> > have a separate wire for each headlight.
> > With that setup it's unlikely both headlights would go out at once.
> > Separate wires with fuses would be a possible Healey safety addition.
> >
> > Wonder if any modern cars have unfused headlights. Wouldn't bet on it.
> > --
> > Steve Gerow
> > Altadena, CA
> > BN6
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jerry wall  BN6
rowlett, tx