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Opinions on Map Lights?

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Greg Donovan
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Re: Opinions on Map Lights?
September 01, 2013 06:01PM
Which style of those 3?

Looks like the automatic reset ones can be interchanged with standard automotive fuses.

I definitely need some education on converting to breakers.
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Re: Opinions on Map Lights?
September 05, 2013 07:20PM
I had flexable incandescent type ( with fuse) wired into the system. I thought it sucked. my easy solution was to buy a cheap LED flash light with a large button in the back. I taped a clear red turn light repair tape over it ( b/c it was really bright) and then taped it to the flexable tube that was already in place. It was a cheap last minute fix and it worked like a charm. Definatley using it as is for the next rally. LED's don't sap much power out of the AA battery and I don't have to worry about some fragile fuse getting accidently knocked around and total cost of my set up was $10. We also carried a head lamp just incase.
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Re: Opinions on Map Lights?
September 05, 2013 08:15PM
Ordered a bunch of these for the E30 (manual reset act) but have never installed the because we've never moved the fuse box to a codriver accessible location. I guess we'll use them on the new compact. Cool stuff, and not too expensive.

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If a fuse blows there is another problem.

That IS whi I use breakers. But some use fuses...
What type of breaker do you advise be used?

Small, inexpensive ones. The ones i got I got back in the early 1980s from the beloved and long lamented Boeing surplus..for pennies.

Ya know, this is YET another area that there's a coolio idea and then ya get a buncha galoots saying (prancing and mincing it up like this: but say OOOh well I use circuit breakers dontch know OoooooOOOO!"





So a guy could get these for $4 each

http://www.waytekwire.com/wps/portal/en/products?pSearch=circuit%20breaker&psType=P&pg=8

But if you think of it this is yet another area to piss away $40-60 for what the miserable old fuse does...and an increase in price of well orders of magnitude. One trip to the junk yard and you can fill a shoe box with fuses for nuthin...

But, circuit breakers are cooooool..

And gotta say it:
In before "If you can't afford $60 for circuit breakers, you can't afford to rally."



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