The 5 amp acc. fuse keeps blowing when I plug in my 12 volt air pump. I will be making a 1 month trip to the west coast in july and will be doing alot of camping. I use the pump to inflate a air matress. I wanted to make sure everything is in working order before the trip. would it be safe to up the fuse to a 15amp, or would that create more problems? I pluged in my garmin and it works just fine. I also checked the pump in my truck's acc. outlet and no problems.
any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Mark
You could try popping in a 7.5 amp fuse. I'm not saying you should, but many systems are built with some excess capacity. Personally, I would be willing to try a 7.5A, and would consider a 10A fuse in a fuse socket rated for 5A, but would not be brave enough to go any higher.I do have the battery tender wired to the battery. Maybe I can figure out how to hook the pump to the battery tender plug. Great idea!
Having said that, on my C14, I added 2 Powerlets wired hot to the battery and am happy with that. Another cheaper alternative would be to hot-wire an SAE/Battery Tender outlet to the battery and use that to run the compressor.
I do have the battery tender wired to the battery. Maybe I can figure out how to hook the pump to the battery tender plug. Great idea!
So would his pump suck instead of blowing?Did he buy it at a parts store or a toy store?[
Make sure the polarity is correct. From the battery the shielded female is hot. This means the unshielded pin from the accessary is hot.
The far superior 08's/09's have a 10 amp rating for this circuit.
Also keep in mind that with this "Y" configuration (instead of making an adapter) when using the SAE connector, the unprotected tip of the lighter plug is hot. If it accidentally touches anything metal on the bike- boom!
The SAE connector on my battery tender has a rubber dummy cap that seals the plug when not in use. I'd suggest getting one of those and leaving it installed until you need to use the pump.