That's what I was going for -- I'll check the bulb I added for the
size - IIRC it was like a single filament brake light bulb ;-) it was
*plenty* bright.
Brake lights are more than 10W, so will draw more current.
I like your idea of adding light in the footwells - that's what I
was
On Sun, 7 May 2006 11:24:45 -0700 John M McIntosh
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I've seen somewhere some fluorescent 12V lights for installation in
back of mini-vans, those provide lots of light.
lets see via google.
http://www.pplmotorhomes.com/parts/rv-lights/12v-fluorescent-tubes.htm
8, 13,
and burned
some wires)
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Howdy!
I think I out-smarted myself, yet again. Hoping to get some
brighter
light
Howdy!
I think I out-smarted myself, yet again. Hoping to get some brighter
light in the trunk of my '78 240D I added a generic 12v fixture. I tied into
the wiring at the existing trunk light. For some reason, it worked well for
a while, but now that circuit blows the 8a fuse as soon as I
My question is: did I add too much onto that circuit - or is my
added
light fixture bad and causing the fuse to blow? I removed the light
and the
fuse is fine now. Should I (*could* I) have installed a higher cap.
fuse?
Or is that a no-no? On the bench the light fixture works fine -
I think I out-smarted myself, yet again. Hoping to get some
brighter
light in the trunk of my '78 240D I added a generic 12v fixture.
The 10W bulb in the lid is plenty bright enough, what bothers me is
the deep shadow in the back. I've thought about putting another 10W
bulb in the center
large gauged wire, as the extra copper costs money. And it's not
like you can put a 10A fuse in place of the 8A, assuming that's what
you need and the wire's all up to the task: the fuses in this style
only come in a few sizes. 5, 8, 16, 25A.
I should add that when USDOT required that the fog
Jim Cathey wrote:
The 10W bulb in the lid is plenty bright enough, what bothers me is
the deep shadow in the back. I've thought about putting another 10W
bulb in the center ceiling of the trunk opening to light up that
underneath part. I have done the same thing in the front footwells
of the
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Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 11:43 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Fuse Sizing
I think I out-smarted myself, yet again. Hoping to get
On May 7, 2006, at 10:40 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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My question is: did I add too much onto that circuit - or is
my added
light fixture bad and causing the fuse to blow? I removed the
light and the
fuse is fine now. Should I (*could* I) have installed a higher
I've seen somewhere some fluorescent 12V lights for installation in
back of mini-vans, those provide lots of light.
lets see via google.
http://www.pplmotorhomes.com/parts/rv-lights/12v-fluorescent-tubes.htm
8, 13, 15 watts
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You
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