Spongie Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Ok don't panic the title is the simple part I've sussed that bit. I'm using relays either side of the vehicle for dip and main beam. And I'm tempted to use the relay bases that have a built in fuse. If I used these for the main fused supply what sort of amps are required here, And whilst the supply from the switch is protected by another fuse in the main fusebox I'm guessing this one needs to be a lower amperage? Cheers, just curious as to whether I want to trust the combined relay/fuse holder or have a decent maxi blade fuse closer to the battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmgemini Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Which fuse. If the blade fuse no problems, I wouldn't use the ceramic fuse as I don't think the contacts are big enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spongie Posted January 3, 2014 Author Share Posted January 3, 2014 something like this: clicky always look cheap and nasty to me so not sure I want to risk it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GW8IZR Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Just make sure you take steps to weatherproof them HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Each bulb draws 5A. If you have one relay for dipped and one for high beam, then you need to use 15A relays as 10A will likely blow un-necessarily from time to time. If you have a relay for each function in each bulb, ie four relays, then use an 8 or 10A fuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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