stan68 Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 hi guys Will a 100w bulb be ok in the said lamp instead of the 75w bulb supplied from new. I say this because after a very short time using it last night it blew the fuse in the socket and the land rover cig lighter fuse as well! I did ask the rfd if this was the correct bulb for the unit and he said "yes that would be fine" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyrus Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 What size fuses where they? The 100w bulb will pull just over 8amps, the cig lighter socket will make that increase somewhat as its not very good at prolonged use at that amperage, it gets very hot due to the high resistance of the plug/socket and it some cases has melted the plug and wiring! Your better off hard wiring it, I've cut the plug off mine and put spade connectors on, the push straight onto a battery and in the vehicle I've wired in two inline fuses to the cig lighter supply so I can just connect the lamp direct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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