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Re: FUSES - Is the Manual incorrect?
| John Craker | 04 Aug 2006 23:51 |
Usually - go with what the fuse panel says. The manuals are written by people - and people make mistakes! I've found several errors in the factory manuals, and the owners book is no different.
Besides that.... You're not supplying more or less power to the circuit. You're just letting more or less current flow before the fuse blows. 5 amps is nothing anyhow. If it was a toss up between "do I stick the 5 amp or the 25 amp one in" - well yeah, it's time for research. 20 or 25 you'd never notice!
> My question is - which do you think is correct - and can using the > incorrect one cause problems. If the manual is correct (20 Amps which [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Which is worse - too much - too little - or 25% difference wouldn't > matter? |
| Nightcheck | 04 Aug 2006 18:24 |
Hi -
I have a 1987 Fiero GT and while changing a fuse (for the coolant fan relay coil) - I noticed something very odd.
In my owners manual (Yep - I'm the original owner) - in Section 6.8 it has a diagram showing the layout and to the side designates which fuses (by color and amp) go where. Incidentally, besides in the manual - if you wipe away the grime by the fuses - it also tells you the proper amp to go in each category.
Well - lo and behold - as I removed some of the grime where the fuses are - I noticed the last fuse (#17) very clearly said 25 Amp CTSV-Lid. (which is for the rear compartment lid release and light, power door locks relay and power sport mirrors control) - YET the Manual says it should be a 20 Amp (which was the one being used)
My question is - which do you think is correct - and can using the incorrect one cause problems. If the manual is correct (20 Amps which is what was being used) - then no problem. However, if the Fuse Box data is correct (and the manual incorrect) and it should be 25 Amps - that would mean I am and have been supplying 25% less amps. If I put in a 25 Amp fuse assuming the Fuse Box is correct and the manual is incorrect - if that turns out to be wrong - then I would be supplying 25% too much.
Which is worse - too much - too little - or 25% difference wouldn't matter?
Thanks for any insight anyone has on this.. Rick
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