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    Question for the driving light experts

    We have these driving lights hooked up to relays. They fry a 20 amp fuse. So far they seem to work with a 25 amp fuse. What level of fuse do these lights need?
    If the car looks a little funny it's because the fenders and bumper are just loosely attached.
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    What's the output of the driving lights? Assume 150 Watts each for 300 Watts total power consumption... 300W@12v is drawing 25 Amps.
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    What gauge wire are you using to supply power to those lights?

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    The lights are 100W.
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    Chris, that's 200W total so unless you are getting a voltage drop at or below 10V under load you shouldn't be blowing the 20 Amp fuse. 200/12=16.67 Amps

    Have you measured the voltage?
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