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Originally Posted by tiFreek  couldn't you just put a bigger fuse in? |
You'ld actually need to run a LOWER amp fuse if you wanted to protect the dimmer rheostat from blowing due to overload. The idea would be to make the fuse weaker so that it would blow before the switch. However, since most of the fuses protect multiple circuits, you'ld be compromising the integrity of the other components installed on those circuits. The instrument illumination circuit utilizes 3 or 4 fuses which are all linked to other components. That's why if you blow a fuse from a short in your window switch, other components are likely to stop working as well. John Firestone was correct in that the fuses are designed to protect the wiring and not the actual components. Components can easily be replaced, but if by chance one or more of the wires for those components melted and shorted out, you'll be chasing your tail and scratching your head trying to find the problem. Once ran and secured into place, the wires are meant to be left alone and untouched for the entire life of the vehicle. They get brittle and can easily be damaged if they're moved, pulled or rough handled. In most cases the wires are routed through really tight spaces that cannot be accessed without tearing apart the vehicle. So I wouldn't advise changing the value of a fuse for the simple reason that you'ld be risking damaging other components or even worse the wires themselves.