For those that are not up to date on the trapped-smoke theory Rich
mentioned. (I picked this up from some HP Technicans years ago
at the HP inkjet division).
Every electronic component that functions works on a precise amount
of "trapped-smoke". This trapped smoke is what keeps your Pentium,
and
A 100 watt landing light in a 13.5 volt system pulls a current of 7.4
amps and could use a 7.5 amp fuse or CB if you don't consider wire
length.
Yes Rich you are right I should have ended that example by saying "if you
don't consider any other factors". There are other factors besides the size
of
Ok Net
I'm not going to try to play expert{Has been that can't cum) on this subject,
but I read some incomplete information and it made me get my text book out. A
simple circuit contains a source(battery, alternator), load device
(motor,light,etc) and a conductor (wire). To that you can add a
-Original Message-
On Behalf Of Orma Robbins
A 100 watt landing light in a 13.5 volt system pulls a current of 7.4
amps and could use a 7.5 amp fuse or CB if you don't consider wire
length.
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I would never try to protect a circuit with a fuse or breaker
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