I'm sure this is quite newbish and I accept the laughter at my expense. I installed some LEDs under my dash wired into the cigarette lighter. the LEDs use .24amps reattached the battery and they turned on. When I flipped the switch to turn them off I blew a the fuse which is a 20 amp fuse. I replaced the fuse and the same thing happens. I removed the switch and turned them on and off by touching the positive wires together and it works fine. Does this mean I need a fuse with a higher amp rating? I believe the one I have now is a 10 amp
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Sorry again!
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Mine are under the dash and I just wanted to toggle it with a switch they work fine without the switch but no way to turn them off. I am pretty sure it is the switch because its only rated for 10 amps and its a 20 amp fuse
Well I feel dumb. The problem was I had the negative also on the switch. I should have just grounded it directly to the cigarette lighter. They work fine now
Well I feel dumb. The problem was I had the negative also on the switch. I should have just grounded it directly to the cigarette lighter. They work fine now
They are actually a brighter green then these pics show. Also ignore the crappy switch placement! I plan on cutting a hole and inserting it next to the convertible top switch
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