[DeTomaso] Fuse box questtions

[John Donahue]

Just curious - why a relay?


> On Feb 20, 2015, at 9:25 PM, doug351c <doug351c at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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