[DeTomaso] Fuse box questtions

[doug351c]

My bet is that the data plate is NOT factory and whomever made it may have
installed 15A fuses in place of the 8A because they were running aftermarket
halogen bulbs (i.e. Hella) which draw more current.  If this is the case,
they should have installed relays and NOT increased the fuse size.  If
you're running regular (non-halogen) head lamp bulbs, 8A fuses should work
fine for the high beam filaments which draw about the same current as the
low beam filaments.  High beams double the brightness by powering a second
filament in the bulb.  The difference is in the  placement of the high beam
filament which hits the reflector so the beam rides higher.

Doug Braun

-----Original Message-----
From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com]On Behalf Of John
Donahue
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2015 9:02 PM
To: Tom Shinrock
Cc: DeTomaso at poca.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Fuse box questtions


Yeah - the wiring diagram has it at 8 Amp for fuses 1 - 6, yet the plate
calls for 15A in #'s 1 & 2. The high beams run into 1 and 2;  Low beams in 5
& 6.
I guess one could question whether the manual is for the right car, or is
the plate off another car? I have a 73 and the manual is for a 73,  -  makes
me question the plate. Although it does makes sense that more juice (high
beam) would warrant the 15A vs 8A. Humm.



> On Feb 20, 2015, at 8:14 PM, Tom Shinrock via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
wrote:
>
>   Maybe I'm lucky my factory fuse box cover doesn't have the fuse map on
>   it if it doesn't match the owner manual map.
>   I'd compare the fuse map that is in the manual to the cover plate and
>   defer to the manual if there are any differences.
>   Tom
>   5186
>
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: John Donahue <demongusta at me.com>
>   To: doug351c <doug351c at gmail.com>
>   Cc: detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
>   Sent: Fri, Feb 20, 2015 9:52 pm
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Fuse box questtions
> Did the factory (or whomever) make a mistake in stamping the plate in such
a man
> ner that would lead one to believe that both #1 and #2 fuses are 15 Amp?
And not
> 8?
>> On Feb 20, 2015, at 6:59 PM, doug351c <[1]doug351c at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> John,
>>
>> According to my Late L schematic, fuse #1 feeds the left high beam and
the hig
> h beam indicator light in the tach.  Fuse #2 feeds the right high beam.
Both ar
> e supposed to be 8 Amp fuses not 15 Amp.
>>
>> Doug Braun
>> blue 73L #5505
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: DeTomaso [[2]mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com]On Behalf Of John
>> Donahue
>> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2015 5:59 PM
>> To: [3]detomaso at poca.com
>> Cc: [4]detomaso at poca.com
>> Subject: [DeTomaso] Fuse box questtions
>>
>>
>> All mighty gurus - I have my original fuse box. It has 12 fuses. They are
colo
> red black, blue, and red. I am looking at the cover plate which describes
the fu
> se # and what it references. #1 is left light/warning lights - #2 right
light, e
> tc. I am assuming the A15as refer to the amperage (i.e. 15 amps) Judging
from wh
> at I am looking at, the 15A fuses are to be in the #1 and #2 spots, and 8A
fuses
> in #3 - #6; #7 & #8 are 15A, while #9 - $12 call for 25A. I found the
fuses in
> a local auto shop, but the colors are a little different. The 8Aas are
white/cre
> am, the 15Aas are red, and actually 16A (according to the stamp on them)
and the
> 25Aas are blue. As you can see, I do not have the right set-up. I have
40Aas in
> #9 - #12. I donat know what amperage is in #1, since the afine-printa on
the ba
> ck is stamped aMTAa, whatever that means.
>> So I thought I would entertain any and all ideas regarding this case. It
all s
> tarted as I try and figure out why my high beam does not work. I can see
on the
> fuse box that there is a delineation of alow beama - but not ahigh beama -
any i
> deas?
>> John
>> #4348
>
>
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