Hi Bill,
You're right, either a fuse or a breaker will protect the wiring, but on
the headlight circuit if you fuse it and the fuse blows, you are without
any headlights. On the other hand, with a headlamp circuit breaker, it
will very rapidly reset itself over and over again until you can stop and
investigate the problem. Much better to have flashing headlamps than
none. That's why the breaker. It isn't like a home circuit breaker that
you reset by hand, it does it automatically.
Paul
PAsgeirsson@juno.com
On Thu, 25 Feb 1999 22:08:19 -0500 "William M. Gilroy"
<wmgilroy@lucent.com> writes:
>Paul A Asgeirsson wrote:
>>
>> Good advice. At the same time you can get the added protection of a
>> circuit breaker added in line. Never fuse a headlamp circuit,
>breaker
>> it. Breakers stop the smoke from coming out of the wires. A useful
>> trick.
>>
>> Paul
>> PAsgeirsson@juno.com
>
>
>I'm confused, and that not a first. Won't a fuse or a breaker protect
>the wiring? I thought the advantage of a breaker is that you are able
>to
>reset it, without replacing the unit. Am I missing something?
>
>Bill Gilroy
>77 Midget
>90 Shar-Pei
>
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