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Hi Al;
Thanks for the reply. After reading Joe's response
on the proablem you experienced I decided to go with a
separate 15 AMP PTC resettable fuse for each coil
instead of a 10 AMP for both. Regarding protecting
wires instead of loads, when dealing with a $10,000
radio, or a $7,000 EFIS I'm much more concerned with
the load than the wire. Call me crazy.
John
--- Al Gietzen <ALVentures@cox.net> wrote:
John; Joe gave you good info on loads. I am using the LS1
coils, and I did have a
15A fuse blow on one set of (3) coils. It
apparently happened on startup (I
don't recall doing anything behind the panel that
may have caused it), and
apparently under the right conditions, a high draw
can occur when things are
turned on. The engine, of course, still started and
ran on the other set of
coils, but I could tell something wasn't entirely
cricket.
I have looked for slow-blow blade-type fuses, but
have not found them.
Just as a reminder, the estimated loads are useful
in sizing wires, but
circuit protection is selected to protect the wire;
not the load.
Al
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