<html><head></head><body><div class="ydpd02eb254yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">A 50W headlamp will limit current to 5 amps or so. Just about any wire used in a British car harness will carry that easily enough. If you are concerned about the wire size you can place two headlamps in series to limit current to 2.5A. A short to ground will just look like a ground connection to the headlamp.<br></div><div><br></div><div class="ydpd02eb254signature"><div style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none;"><div style="color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none;"><div><font size="4">Dave <br></font></div><div><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:black;"><br></span></div><br></div></div></div></div>
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On Friday, January 12, 2024 at 05:22:00 AM CST, Moose <eric@megageek.com> wrote:
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<br clear="none"><font size="2" face="sans-serif">This is brilliant (figuratively AND
literally) 8>)</font>
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<br clear="none"><font size="2" face="sans-serif">But is this safe? Couldn't it
melt wires if there is a short?</font>
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<br clear="none"><font size="2" face="sans-serif">This is a really great idea I never
hear of, so thanks for sharing!</font>
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<br clear="none"><font size="2" face="sans-serif">Best tip of the year!</font>
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<shop-talk@autox.team.net>, Moose <eric@megageek.com></font>
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Fuses</font>
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<br clear="none"><font size="3" face="Arial">The trick I learned is to replace the fuse
with a headlight. The short will cause the headlight to glow full
bright. Once the short is cleared the other lights will illuminate
dimmly as will your fuse replacement and now it is safe to reinstall the
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<br clear="none"><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#2f2f2f">On Wednesday, January 10, 2024
at 10:11:39 PM CST, Moose <eric@megageek.com> wrote: </font>
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something here, but I figured I'd ask.</font><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#2f2f2f">
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My Jeep had a short circuit and blows a fuse if I turn on the lights.</font><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#2f2f2f">
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So I remove all bulbs on the circuit and try again. Blown fuse.</font><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#2f2f2f">
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I take some other items off the circuit and try again, blown fuse.</font><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#2f2f2f">
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Moving around and trying different things, blowing fuses all around.</font><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#2f2f2f">
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I found the short, fixed it and all is well.</font><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#2f2f2f">
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My question is, is there a way to do this without having to blow fuses?
I'm guessing a meter should show 0ohm resistance if there is still
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Any ideas so I don't have to go through a hand full of fuses next time?</font><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#2f2f2f">
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Thanks.</font><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#2f2f2f"> <br clear="none">
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