poppin the fuse.

[Evan.]

Alright, so I wired up my foggies according to Eran's old thread:

http://www.clubcivic.com/board/showthread.php?t=66852

I have the esuse kit. I cotinuously am popping the 40A fuse in the engine compartment fuse box on that circuit, any ideas of what to do?

**Yes, ive double tripple checked my wiring.

 

[sohclubkid]

hmm... double check the wiring, make sure your not grounding out somewhere.

 

[Evan.]

bump... any other ideas?

 

[ryan89crx]

you have a short somewhere in the wiring. there is a ground somewhere along the power wire...

 

[Evan.]

hmm... well I grounded the relay / ground to the knee bolster (on the same bolt) and then the other ground on the nut where the ac grounds.

 

[ryan89crx]

hmm... well I grounded the relay / ground to the knee bolster (on the same bolt) and then the other ground on the nut where the ac grounds.

i mean your power wire is touching ground somewhere

 

[Evan.]

i mean your power wire is touching ground somewhere

It cant be? The power wire is the white I think one plugged into the fuse quick connects - straight from the harness, its not touching anything.

 

[ryan89crx]

It cant be? The power wire is the white I think one plugged into the fuse quick connects - straight from the harness, its not touching anything.

then check your bulbs...

the only way a fuse is going to pop is if the power is touching a ground somewhere, causing the amperage to skyrocket

 

[Evan.]

okay... thanks for info. The last bit of info (not sure if itll help) is that the foggies will work for about 2 weeks (once I replace the fuse), then the fuse pops again.

 

[ryan89crx]

okay... thanks for info. The last bit of info (not sure if itll help) is that the foggies will work for about 2 weeks (once I replace the fuse), then the fuse pops again.

ahhh!! upgrade to a larger gauge wire

 

[Evan.]

ahhh!! upgrade to a larger gauge wire

on just the power wire, er?

 

[tricked_civic]

on just the power wire, er?

ok i wouldn't go down a gauge on the power also i wouldn't suggest a bigger fuse. somewhere where the power wire that goes from the internal fuse holder if i am reading this right then that means it is going through the firewall of your car, if this is the case then there is a possiblity that the power wire is rubbing and has cut the insulation and if it has there is a good chance that it will not pop the fuse until the wires move around a bit from driving, the advice i can give is to trace out the power wire for the fogs and locate a break or burn spot in the insulation cut it out but cplice it together and tape it up well this should take care of your fuse popping troubles ( just to let you know if you go down to say you may be at a 14 gauge wire and you change it out to a 12 or even just go to a bigger amp fuse and there is a direct short on the power to your chasis then the car could catch fire and we don't want that to happen

 

[wannabe]

i had the same problem with my OEM kit. if the wiring is the same you might wanna try swithching the power wires going into the fuse panel like i did. i tried the way Eran posted but kep popping fuses too, then swiched and have had them like this ever since. MOVE THE RED/BLACK WIRE OVER ONE SPOT TO THE RIGHT.

THIS

NOT THIS

 

[Evan.]

in your picture, the red/black one is the one moved over to the right one, is that what you meant?

 

[sohclubkid]

in your picture, the red/black one is the one moved over to the right one, is that what you meant?

yea, thats what hes showing.

 

[wannabe]

in your picture, the red/black one is the one moved over to the right one, is that what you meant?

haha my bad. yeah move the red/black wire one spot to the left.

 

[Evan.]

haha my bad. yeah move the red/black wire one spot to the left.

didnt help, but thanks?

 

[ryan89crx]

didnt help, but thanks?

upgrade to larger power and ground wires.

i used to have a fuse popping problem when i first started to get into systems. turns out i was running too small gauge of wire and the amperage was heating the wire all to s**t and eventually popping the fuse.

jumped to a larger gauge wire and the problem was solved. im guessing thats the problem you are having as well, even though its not a system

 

[Evan.]

ive tried both solutions:

- moving the red/black quick connect over one
- uping the gauge of the power wire

and neither worked, any other ideas?

 

[Evan.]

Heres the diagram(s) straight out of the owners manual. Im plugged into "C927 Option Connector" noted on the 2nd page. The only thing I dont have (thats connected to that circuit) is the cd player, so maybe that affects it? The cd player is currently unhooked. Other wise, based off those diagrams, what else could be affecting them?

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