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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 11:54 PM
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Hi

I installed LED Accent light on my RKC...

All went well, while installing, we were testing
each and every strip by having the remote
connected directly to a battery. Colors were
changing and all was going well until we wrapped
up and connected the remote through the supplied
Fuse (3amps)...

I switched the lights on, it worked, I started
cycling through the colors and the fuse was
burnt... i installed the second fuse (3amps) same
thing happened.

Whats weired is that all went really well without
the fuse and the colors were cycling without any
problems.

Do you think I should install a higher amp fuse? 5
amp? 10 amp? what do u recommend? or do u suspect
that there is another problem?

I dont even know where to start
 
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Old Mar 14, 2010 | 10:02 AM
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try a 5 amp fuse id you blow that then look for a short somewhere, LED's should not pull that much amperage.
 
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 01:01 PM
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Thanks for your reply...

what is the best way to find out where the short is?

thanks
 
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Old Aug 27, 2011 | 09:35 AM
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Greetings coliseum

1st to be able to help you I need to ask a few questions.

I assume you installed a kit based on your write up, what is the name of the kit and how were the electrical leads put together?

You can locate a short by using a digital or analog multi meter, all you have to do is disconnect the leads from your battery (Your LED Light Kit) and place one lead to the multi meter and place the meter on Ohms scale, the symbol is a horse shoe. Place the other lead from the meter to the other end of your circuit, remember you have to check the same side of the circuit on each end. Follow the same wire color until you find the short.

You have to check each wire lead from one end of the circuit to the other.

If your kit calls for a specific fuse size never go above what it calls for!

Nuclear Trician
 
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