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Can anyone tell me the correct fuse size for this Dome Light?
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Dome Light Fuse
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Westech
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Are you able to take the fuse out and match it up? If you have to change it you have to take it out anyway.
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Figure 2.5 amps for each bulb in the light
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I consider the bulbs as the fuse!
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What AWG (wire size) are you running to it? #14 AWG, 15 Amp fuse will protect the wire fine.
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Thanks for the replies. I have installed a fuse block to drive my accessories and needed to know the been fuse rating to handle the dome light. I am using 14 ga. wire from the fuse block to the light and was not considering an internal fuse in the light. It has two bulbs so I assume a 5 amp fuse would be appropriate.
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It is also switched so that you can only run one light at a time. I have one in each of my trucks. Even the one in the CUCV is running 24V.
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Tin, You're not trying to protect the lamp, you're trying to protect the wire, should you have a ground fault (dead short). As Kenny indicated, you can only turn one lamp on at a time. Install whatever is handy, but I wouldn't go any lower than 5 Amp, and no bigger than a 15 Amp.