Blown 15a Lighter Fuse

mrubin3227 · 06-17-2005, 02:21 PM

I have blown the 15A lighter fuse on my 02 allroad about 10 times..I am using it
for a combination of accessories..Garmin GPS, Cell phone charger, XM roady2..
but not simultaneously..
the fuse fuse seems to blow randomly..not neccesarily when any particular access is being used..not tied to a particular outlet either..
Is it possible that the 15A fuse is not enough for accessories and I should move up to 20A? Has anybody else had this problem...

by the way if you you want to raelly utilise the bose system...xm is unbeleivable..
better sound than cds

bhb399mm · 06-17-2005, 06:22 PM

no.. bad idea.

the fuses are there for a reason, to protect the wiring from carying too much power. increasing the fuse size will alow more power to travel thru the wires then was ment by the manufacture.

mrubin3227 · 06-19-2005, 08:31 PM

Thanks! any idea why that fuse is randomly blowing? ..anybody else had this problem?

bhb399mm · 06-20-2005, 01:56 PM

if theres any kind of short in the system that would blow the fuse.

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06-17-2005, 02:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
mrubin3227 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 9 Gallery: (0)	I have blown the 15A lighter fuse on my 02 allroad about 10 times..I am using it for a combination of accessories..Garmin GPS, Cell phone charger, XM roady2.. but not simultaneously.. the fuse fuse seems to blow randomly..not neccesarily when any particular access is being used..not tied to a particular outlet either.. Is it possible that the 15A fuse is not enough for accessories and I should move up to 20A? Has anybody else had this problem... by the way if you you want to raelly utilise the bose system...xm is unbeleivable.. better sound than cds

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06-17-2005, 06:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
bhb399mm Veteran Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,243 Gallery: (0)	no.. bad idea. the fuses are there for a reason, to protect the wiring from carying too much power. increasing the fuse size will alow more power to travel thru the wires then was ment by the manufacture.

06-19-2005, 08:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
mrubin3227 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 9 Gallery: (0)	Thanks! any idea why that fuse is randomly blowing? ..anybody else had this problem?

06-20-2005, 01:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
bhb399mm Veteran Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,243 Gallery: (0)	if theres any kind of short in the system that would blow the fuse.

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