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Posted by nybluetickboy on 08-03-2013 02:29 AM:

Light fuses

I have a 12 volt light that I've had for a little oer a year and use it regularly but the last few months it blows the fuse frequently and it's usually when I'm in the woods, has anybody else had this issue with there lights and would a little bigger fuse than what came with it when I bought it work?

Posted by capt_agricultur on 08-03-2013 06:12 PM:

ifn it blows fuses

use aluminum foil...

Posted by joey on 08-03-2013 06:34 PM:

If it blows fuses then find out why. Are you using the right kind of fuse? Something is causing it, intermittent short, bad battery or wrong fuse. Do not use foil and do not use a bigger fuse.

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Posted by nybluetickboy on 08-03-2013 08:18 PM:

Yea I took the fuse with me when I went to get more. I've used it quite a bit but still. I blew maybe the 4th fuse since last may when I got it, not sure if its normal or not but 3 have been since fur season had started in late October of last year

Posted by joey on 08-04-2013 12:56 AM:

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Originally posted by nybluetickboy
Yea I took the fuse with me when I went to get more. I've used it quite a bit but still. I blew maybe the 4th fuse since last may when I got it, not sure if its normal or not but 3 have been since fur season had started in late October of last year

Are you using a 5100 head? If so then you are probably flipping the head to high without having the switch turned all the way up. That will blow it. A lot of people do it. Most of them use a thermistor that will just open and shut the light off. You turn it off and on low it will come back on. Some of the older ones used a fuse. It just blows.

Posted by nybluetickboy on 08-05-2013 02:24 AM:

Yea I'm Preatty sure it's a 5100 head, it's a light from the western rivers company, has anybody else had a problem with the fuse

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