Mystery Fuse?
Mystery Fuse?
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gingerprince

Original Poster:

571 posts

270 months

Saturday 4th June 2005
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Was checking all my fuses today to try and fix one of my radiator fans not working (which actually turned out to be a wiring problem), and came across 2 popped fuses - buth 7.5 amps, in slots 6 and 7 from the left.

The bible suggests these are likely to be for alarm and/or left/right indicators. Now, I don't know how long they've been popped but I do know my indicators and alarm have always worked.

So, assuming the bible's wrong (or rather TVR changed my mind, I know I have different fuses for the fans than documentation suggests) what could they be? I've replaced them both and it doesn't appear to have enabled traction control, ABS or NOS ;)

gerjo

1,627 posts

311 months

Sunday 5th June 2005
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In my experience the fuse layout is almost different for every car and seldomly matches the handbook. Maybe your car had a fan fuse upgrade so that there is one fuse for each fan, could this be it?

gingerprince

Original Poster:

571 posts

270 months

Sunday 5th June 2005
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gerjo said:
In my experience the fuse layout is almost different for every car and seldomly matches the handbook. Maybe your car had a fan fuse upgrade so that there is one fuse for each fan, could this be it?


The fan problem wasn't the fuse, it was wiring. And I've replaced the second fan fuse (when I first got it so I've forgotten which one it was doh!) but it certainly wasn't 7.5 amps!

gerjo

1,627 posts

311 months

Sunday 5th June 2005
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Indeed, 7.5 amps is way too low for fans, what can it be? Heated seats? Rocket launcher?

mongoose

4,360 posts

284 months

Sunday 5th June 2005
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The description in the handbook says 'alarm indicator out',this suggests to me that its for the indicator flashes when you activate/deactivate the alarm,not when using the indicators normally.Fuse 6 is for the l/hand indicators and 7 is for the right.Do your indicators flash when you activate your alarm?

gingerprince

Original Poster:

571 posts

270 months

Monday 6th June 2005
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The alarm indicators have always worked too. Wonder if they kept popping so whoever owned the car before me has soldered wires behind the fuse panel instead! Hope not