[Rovernet] Blown fuses, need electrical help

[Tom Rymes]

Lou,

Good point, but it's the other way around. If you use a US 35 Amp fuse 
to replace a "35 Amp" British fuse, you'll potentially have problems. 
British fuses have a continuous rating and a "surge" rating, and you 
want to match the continuous rating if you cannot find a proper British 
fuse. Then replace it with a proper British fuse as soon as you can.

More details: http://www.mgtoronto.com/pdf/Tech/fuses.pdf

Tom

On 08/12/2019 12:45 PM, Lou via Rovernet wrote:
> Did you know English fuse ratings are different from  US fuse ratings if memory serves me right US rated fuses burn out at lower amps .
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> Lou LeBlanc
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>> On Aug 12, 2019, at 7:15 AM, LANCE LA CERTE PSY D via Rovernet <rovernet at rovernet.org> wrote:
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>> '70  3500s  w/o AC.      Had headlight wiring sorted out a couple of years ago by competent mechanic but I didn't have the opportunity to drive the car @ night until yesterday.    Once I began driving with lights on I decided to engage the brights.  When I subsequently disengaged the brights I had no lights what so ever.  Switched back to brights which lasted a couple minutes and then all headlights went dark  (running lights, brake lights, etc., all remained operational).       At home I replaced the blown fuse on "Headlamp RH Dip"---it blew repeatedly, but for some unexplained reason if I left the fuse out altogether, I had all four lights on if I engaged the highbeam switch.
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>> Any help in running down this problem would be appreciated.
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>> Lance
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