Keep blowing fuses ?
I just installed 2 fans in the stack of my refer to aid in cooling. Everything went well until I connected to a toggle switch to manually control the on-off function of the fans. Without the toggle th...
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westend wrote:
Well, I guess I'm confused by this:Well, the switch almost worked. I did turn the fan off .... after the fuse blew.
I assumed he corrected the switch wiring but the fuse blew before he turned the fan off. Regardless, a 1 amp fuse is too small for two fans. I have computer radial fans that draw low milliamps, too. If I had two of them wired into the 12V system, I'd use a larger fuse. Lately, I wire everything with 14AWG THHN since I have miles of it.
I did correct the switch wiring and the 1 amp fuse is still in place and never blew, but I will upgrade it as the 1 amp was recommended for just 1 fan
