I've installed several fuses with fly leads in the fuse box behind the glove box.

I'm aware there is a right way and a wrong way round to place them.

Can someone tell me which way around they must go in order the fuse to blow first if there is a malfunction.

A (north of fuse)
or
B (South of fuse)

Cheers.



* Pic taken from a previous thread from Taztastic :)

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Last edited by AiiEEX on 24th May 2013 11:36 am. Edited 1 time in total

Beulah… Beulah… Anyone?

I had a look in the bits of the workshop manual I have, but couldn't find anything which showed how the fusebox is wired. My guess, based on how I'd wire a fuse box, is 'A' - but that is just a guess.

There's an easy test, though. Just plug in the fly lead without the fuse in place and see if whatever you're powering works (with ignition on if appropriate). If it works without the fuse in place the fly lead is the wrong way round. (If you haven't yet connected it up you can, of course, use a meter or a bulb instead.)

Courtesy of EY

Thanks Pab 'n' Taz.

As my fly lead is already soldered to a fuse, then I guess it'll be okay to take out a fuse and poke one end with a volt meter to see which is the live and non-live end.
Then whichever is the non-live end is the end my fly lead should go.

Thanks again

From memory the centre of the fuse box is the hot side, but check this with a DMM

Well I finally got around to testing it.
I checked a fuse from both rows and found the earth was in the middle ie:
Top row - Live is the top fuse socket
Bottom row - Live is the bottom fuse socket.

Pic to show my wiring and where the wire tap should be placed. ie: On the earth side.



Thankfully this was how I had it set up so I didn't have to swap anything around

Cheers everyone for your help :thumbsup:

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Last edited by AiiEEX on 27th May 2013 7:50 am. Edited 1 time in total

I am looking for a neat and tidy way to power my digital radio receiver and this looks like it would be perfect. Can i just ask have you purchased bespoke piggyback fuses or attached the lead in a different way?

Cheers,
Tom

I bought the fuses from a local-ish electrical store but I have heard of people cutting a corner of the mini fuse and soldering a wire to it.

Perhaps someone in the UK knows of a store that sells something like this:

http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=SF5120

http://www.wilcodirect.co.uk/product/fuses...-10amp-pk1

Or, if you need higher powers

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Celsus-FMBWK1030-M...B008K1QJG0

Thanks guys, just won a bargain brodit mount on ebay (99p) so once i get some time I can fit my Sonichi digital radio.

Tom