Fuses Keep blowing

[murbike]

01 Path.

 

Front outlet (dash) doesn't work at all.

Middle outlet (armrest) works, but when I plug in the phone, blows fuse.

Back outlet (right rear (why?)) same as middle...

 

I'm thinking there's a short, and I'm hoping it's in the front one and I'm hoping that just replacing it will fix the issue.

 

Has anyone seen/heard of this before?

[sw]

sounds like either your phone is drawing too much current (doubtful)

or your charger is shorting

 

is there something else you can try in your outlets?

 

i tend to think if its a wiring short with the car, the fuse would blow as soon as you put it in - no applicance needed on the end of your outlet to make it short

[Mark]

Have a look at your phone charger. See if it says anywhere how much current (Amps) it draws, as SW asks above.

 

Then take a look at the Amps number on the fuses you're trying to use.

 

Have a look at the fuse diagram, if you have one.

 

The charger may draw too much, OR you may have the wrong size fuse in there.

 

I've blown a 5Amp fuse before and replaced it with another 5Amp and blown that one and done this three times before I discovered that the original fuse should have been 10Amp... -thnkboutit-

 

If it were a short in the truck, it would probably be blown all the time.

SW is right. Try plugging something else in.

 

Just don't use a fuse rated higher than it should be, for that circuit.

And whatever you do, don't bridge across the fuse holder with anything other than a fuse. Unless you want to claim on your fire insurance. sly

 

Hope you have a win..

[Mark]

did you get this sorted? If so, what was it?