There is only one SAFE way to fuse the headlights. You would have to
use 4 fuses. Two to each headlight one for the high beam and one for
the low beam. This way if you have a problem in the circuit you only
loose one lamp rather that all the lights.
The other circuits that we recomend fusing are.
1. Fuel pump the white wire at the connection on the firewall just
below the oe fuse box
2. The Tail lights install an inline fuse in the red wire on the
back of the headlight switch. This will protect the dash and tail
lights.
3. The Overdrive is another one that is optional. The white wire
from the fuse box to the overdrive relay.
AT NO TIME install only ONE fuse in the headlight circuit.
David Nock
British Car Specialists
Stockton Ca 95205
209-948-8767
www.britishcarspecialists.com
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On Apr 20, 2011, at 11:59 AM, Michael Oritt wrote:
> Norman Nock always warned against fusing the headlights circuit for
> the
> reason that Peter mentions and I have never understood the logic.
> If a
> short would take out a fuse on a circuit protected with one why
> would it not
> take out the wiring on one not protected?
>
> FWIW I have two fuse panels, one for circuits switched by the
> ignition and
> another for those that are always hot with a separate fuse for each
> appliance, including the headlights.
>
> Best--Michael Oritt
> --------------------------------------
> On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 12:06 PM, Peter Schauss
> <rpschauss at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On my BJ7, I have two inline fuses. One is on the wire which runs
>> from the headlight switch to the tail lights and dashboard lights.
>> The other one is in the circuit which feeds the overdrive relay. The
>> idea of the second one is to prevent to overdrive solenoid from
>> burning out if the cutoff switch for the pull-in winding fails.
>>
>> I have considered putting fuses in the headlight circuit but the
>> thought of loosing my headlights suddenly had detered me so far.
>>
>> HTH,
>> Peter Schauss
>> 1963 BJ7
>> 1980 MGB
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 11:41 AM, <gardner5 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>> Any recommendations on areas to install inline fuses in a BN2?B The
>> smoke
>>> billowing from the boot of a friends BN2 due to an issue with the
>>> license
>>> plate bulb has got me thinking.
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