fuse box location?

[thebarber]

where would the fuse for the horns be and how do i get at it? i fear i might have blown the fuse for the horns (or at least im hoping i blew the fuse and not burnt the wiring up....)

[ontarian_frog]

Fuse is under the hood. You might want to use a relay and take power directly from the battery. Those horns you put on prolly take more than twice the juice of the stock one.

[thebarber]

Fuse is under the hood. You might want to use a relay and take power directly from the battery. Those horns you put on prolly take more than twice the juice of the stock one.

ya...ur likely right

never had a problem with them in the trix tho...

happen to know which fuse it is, or will it say?

[thebarber]

Fuse is under the hood. You might want to use a relay and take power directly from the battery. Those horns you put on prolly take more than twice the juice of the stock one.

ya...ur likely right

never had a problem with them in the trix tho...

happen to know which fuse it is, or will it say?

k, found fuse box, found fuse...it was blown on account of my massive horns...

i guess itd be relatively unsafe to throw a 15 in there instead of a 10 eh?

[ontarian_frog]

well that all depends if the wiring can support 15 amps, if it does, I don't see why not.

Yeah I just crunched some numbers.

12V * 10 Amps = 120 watts. You might tell me the alternator charges at 14.x volts, but that would still make too close to 144w to be safe.

Horns need 144w, a 15amp fuse at 12v would give you 180watts, plenty....again hoping the wiring will support it. I would doubt it wouldn't. The fuse is there to protect the device, the wire should be able to hold much more current to be safe. Guess a factor of safety of 2 on the wires, they should hold at least 20 amps.

That's all nice talk for "careful".

[thebarber]

well that all depends if the wiring can support 15 amps, if it does, I don't see why not.

good point.

ill but some 10's and see how it goes....if i burn more fuses, ill figure something out...

[kirbycope]

you could use the original lines as acc lines and wire a switch to the battery or an empty slot in the box (if there even is any).

[thebarber]

you could use the original lines as acc lines and wire a switch to the battery or an empty slot in the box (if there even is any).

good ideas...!

[Ron-E-Babe]

I thought the hello super twin horns came with a relay?


Cut and pasted description of hella horn kit;
Concentrated, far-reaching sound out of a compact, rugged, all-metal instrument with protective grille. Flat plug connections. Kit contains horns, relay, mounting brackets, and installation instructions.

For cars, trucks, buses and tractors
Voltage: 12V
Frequency: 300 Hz low tone, 500 Hz high tone
Sound level: 118 dB
Connection: Flat plug
Power consumption: Max 72W
Dimensions: 4-27/32" dia. x 3-11/32" depth

[ontarian_frog]

yeah but you have to install it, which he didn't do. hehe