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Oddjob:
Never put "jiggling" and "female" in the same sentence Lobo, it conjures up too many images.  ;D ;D

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):

--- Quote from: Oddjob on April 14, 2022, 01:47:26 PM ---Never put "jiggling" and "female" in the same sentence Lobo, it conjures up too many images.  ;D ;D

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jiggy-jiggy has a lot to answer for internationally.

Lobo:
Jiggy-jiggy….. ah the memories 😂.

Yep Ted, the summation of all currents in the circuit will go through the fuse, and blow it if greater than its rating. Nevertheless, if a full-on Earth short occurs in the tail lamp (as in this thread) wiring, then this new wire will have to locally cope with all that current.

Ergo, you don’t want to install wiring anywhere in the circuit less than the rated fuse value. (and if insisting on smaller value wires due bulkheads / apertures etc consider fitting an inline smaller fuse within that section)

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):

--- Quote from: Lobo on April 14, 2022, 10:46:30 PM ---Jiggy-jiggy….. ah the memories 😂.

Yep Ted, the summation of all currents in the circuit will go through the fuse, and blow it if greater than its rating. Nevertheless, if a full-on Earth short occurs in the tail lamp (as in this thread) wiring, then this new wire will have to locally cope with all that current.

Ergo, you don’t want to install wiring anywhere in the circuit less than the rated fuse value. (and if insisting on smaller value wires due bulkheads / apertures etc consider fitting an inline smaller fuse within that section)

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I've learnt a lot about wiring - presumably they do not follow the same rules with small stuff like clock illumination due to cost & low current load on that part of the lighting loom circuit.

When my mind is wandering thinking I have grasped a concept I then wonder why a fuse does not light up like a bulb - maybe it does just before it blows!

sye:

--- Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on April 15, 2022, 01:04:31 PM ---
I then wonder why a fuse does not light up like a bulb - maybe it does just before it blows!

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The wire used in fuses has very low melting points, usually tin, lead or zinc. They do light up just before they blow too.

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