[DeTomaso] Fuse box questtions
B Hower
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Sat Feb 21 01:00:33 EST 2015
Relays are wired in, to remove most of the current draw from being sent through the headlight and headlight dimmer switchs.
I plan to be able to run the Hella highs and lows at the same time if desired. The plan is a 20 amp fuse to feed current through relay contacts to both 8 amp fuses for highs. Another same circuit set up to feed the lows. Plus a third relay to pull in the lows when highs are on, unless the coil for that relay is switched off via an added manual switch.
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From: John Donahue <demongusta at me.com>
To: "doug351c at gmail.com" <doug351c at gmail.com>
Cc: DeTomaso at poca.com
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2015 11:43 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Fuse box questtions
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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Relays are wired in, to remove most of the current draw from being sent
through the headlight and headlight dimmer switchs.
I plan to be able to run the Hella highs and lows at the same time if
desired. The plan is a 20 amp fuse to feed current through relay
contacts to both 8 amp fuses for highs. Another same circuit set up to
feed the lows. Plus a third relay to pull in the lows when highs are
on, unless the coil for that relay is switched off via an added manual
switch.
Bud #3400 ( Drive it like there is no tomorrow -- for there may not be
! )
__________________________________________________________________
From: John Donahue <demongusta at me.com>
To: "doug351c at gmail.com" <doug351c at gmail.com>
Cc: DeTomaso at poca.com
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2015 11:43 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Fuse box questtions
Just curious - why a relay?
> On Feb 20, 2015, at 9:25 PM, doug351c <[1]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:[2]detomaso-bounces at poca.com]On Behalf Of John
> Donahue
> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2015 9:02 PM
> To: Tom Shinrock
> Cc: [3]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
<[4]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 <[5]demongusta at me.com>
>> To: doug351c <[6]doug351c at gmail.com>
>> Cc: detomaso <[7]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][8]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:[9]detomaso-bounces at poca.com]On Behalf Of
John
>>> Donahue
>>> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2015 5:59 PM
>>> To: [3][10]detomaso at poca.com
>>> Cc: [4][11]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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