13 replies to this topic

[danie garry]

seems that my car has decided to keep blowing the 10 amp fuse for the indicator/stereo/brake switch
think its the indicator doin it but is there anything else i should check that could be destroyin my fuses!?

[Paul Wiginton]

Is it a factory fitted stereo?
Could be a dodgy earth on the rear lights

[Guess-Works.com]

well if all the indicators are on, and brakes you should be pulling 112watts for the lamps, which is < 10 amp therefore I'd be looking at the stereo... or a direct to earth connection... ( earth leak )

Edited by Guess-Works.com, 04 February 2010 - 08:32 PM.

[danie garry]

its got a stereo that i put in a year ago, i put in a new fuse and the radio worked ok but when i went to indicate left the green light on the dash was dim and then all gone again.

[Dan]

What Mini is it? Which fuse?

[shorty]

try a 15a fuse?

[danie garry]

sorry, its a 96 spi fuse 10 (dan's previous wisdom!!!)
if i put in a 15 amp fuse would that not put too much current onto everything??

[Dan]

No but it might allow too much current to be drawn and start a fire. Uprating (or downrating for that matter) fuses in a circuit that you don't have complete technical details for is very dangerous.

You need to find out what is actually causing the fault. Does it happen every time you use the indicators? Regardless of what else is on or off?

[danie garry]

well the radio was fine til i used the indicator, i think the unit is at fault because the earth came detached a few weeks ago and i noticed that some1 had done a bit of a bodge with the wiring up to the unit. theres been a big puddle for the last week i have to pass to get to college so i'l take a look at that in the mornin

[Dan]

Leave the radio unplugged for a day then and see if everything else works properly.

I've had a quick look at a wiring diagram and as standard fuse 10 is supposed to only run the radio memory. Fuse 9 is supposed to be the radio supply. The problem is that many modern radios use what would normally be thought of as the memory supply, that is to say their permanant supply, as their main source of power and just use the ignition supply as a trigger to turn on and off. Can the radio be turned on without turning the ignition on?

[danie garry]

Leave the radio unplugged for a day then and see if everything else works properly.

i'l try that but its as soon as i indicate the fuse goes

its gonna be a long drive home tomorow!!! 100 miles and no radio!!


no the ignition needs to be on for the radio

Edited by danie garry, 04 February 2010 - 11:26 PM.

[Frozo]

Leave the radio unplugged for a day then and see if everything else works properly.

i'l try that but its as soon as i indicate the fuse goes

its gonna be a long drive home tomorow!!! 100 miles and no radio!!

thats a long way lol. you not got a ipod or nothing?

sorry for off-topic

[danie garry]

i'd usually plug the mp3 player into the radio!!!
100 mile home then the same 100 mile back on sunday=oil change every month!!

[danie garry]

all sorted now, some1 had cut the indicator wires and rejoined them with spade connectors and 1 had come out a bit and was touching off something, but its all better now thanks lads