Electrical question--KC Slimlights popping fuse after install
03-09-2012, 05:26 AM
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JK Junkie
03-09-2012, 05:37 AM
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JK Super Freak
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I wouldn't necessarily call it an assumption. 12V source and 260 total watts comes to 21.6 amps. I would agree this information compared to the instructions does bring up some questions. Could always just lay the lights out on the ground and make another harness with an inline fuse and try a 20A then a 30A. If the 20A works on the secondary harness on the ground, then there is a wiring issue somewhere.
03-09-2012, 06:18 AM
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JK Junkie
I wouldn't necessarily call it an assumption. ---------- Could always just lay the lights out on the ground and make another harness with an inline fuse and try a 20A then a 30A. If the 20A works on the secondary harness on the ground, then there is a wiring issue somewhere.
03-09-2012, 06:23 AM
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JK Super Freak
More copper = less voltage drop = less current draw. The current calculation in an earlier post is accurate, but the larger gauge wire helps.
03-09-2012, 06:28 AM
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JK Junkie