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is there a difference between a yellow and red fuse?
book says yellow needed, gf has procured red. Focus wipers.
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"difference between a yellow and red fuse?"
about 11 amps
Id imagine you could use it till you get to a garage for the correct one, back in the olden days the traditional fix was the foil from a fag packet.
Both rated 20 amps I am told.
red is 10 amp yellow is 20amp if you put the red one in the same will happen again it will blow the fuse. Release the wipers from the screen on frosty mornings before trying to use the wipers this will prevent blowing of fuse.
diiferent amp rating deffo - see here
http://www.autoelectrics.net/blade_fuses.html
Bang it in and let us know what happens, what could possibly go wrong?
IIRC Halfords do a mixed bag of fuses for acouple of quid and they have the ratings on them. Blade fuses are definately colour coded though
A mechanic writes...
Yes, blade fuses are colour coded.
thanks gents this is all coming sh from gf so I'll fill her in........and then give her the information.
Yeh red 10 amp and yellow 20 amp on 'micro' fuses anyway. Sticking a 20 amp fuse in won't be the end of the world.
Last time I needed a blade fuse, I got it from Maplin. Cost me about 10p rather than the three quid Halfords wanted.
Could be the end of the world if the under-rated fuse blows in heavy rain and leaves you driving blind. Not as bad as using an higher rated fuse though as if a fault caused the original to blow, you could end up melting your wiring loom.
If you look at the two fuses, you will see the rating written on them. You might be able to borrow a red fuse from another circuit, such as the cigar lighter.
If it's the gf, then clearly whichever is her favourite colour...
Cut it in half. Job done.