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big110



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Blowing Reverse Lamp Fuse
I had the reverse lamp burned out, so I thought. Fitted a new fuse, worked fine. Have since swapped for an LED bulb which was great and worked well for a few weeks. Blew Fuse again.

All the common issues of the reverse switch that I am reading about doesnt seem to be the cause. 2014 puma. Can I replace with higher amp to see if that helps?
Post #757389 8th Feb 2019 7:33pm
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lohr500



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As the LED bulb should draw minimal current, I would not replace with a bigger fuse.
The fuse is there for a reason Very Happy
My guess is there must be a problem with the wiring going to earth somewhere.
A case of tracing it back and eliminating each section Sad
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big110



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Me was afraid you were gonna say that mate!!! ughhhh Crying or Very sad Evil or Very Mad
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^^^^ Agree, certainly don't increase the fuse rating it's there for s reason to protect the circuit and wiring.
There will either be a switch failure, short in the live or a poor earth.

My guess would be the switch, but do some testing with a Multimeter to determine there is suitable voltage at the plug and low resistance on the Earth line again at the plug.
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big110



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Re: Blowing Reverse Lamp Fuse
[quote="big110"]I had the reverse lamp burned out, so I thought. Fitted a new fuse, worked fine. Have since swapped for an LED bulb which was great
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