blown cigarette lighter fuse
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Walmart air compressor
Did you by any chance use the $60 version of the Walmart compressor? I used that one and every time it got up past 33 psi, the fuse blew. It didn't help increasing the fuse to 30 Amps. Getting the lower cost compressor works fine even if it takes a little bit longer time.
PeO.
PeO.
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Did you by any chance use the $60 version of the Walmart compressor? I used that one and every time it got up past 33 psi, the fuse blew. It didn't help increasing the fuse to 30 Amps. Getting the lower cost compressor works fine even if it takes a little bit longer time.
PeO.
PeO.
Mine blew also using an air compressor. It ran for a couple of minutes before blowing.
I now use my big ol' shop compressor to add air to the tires.
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The fuse wire heats up which causes an increase in resistance which causes it to heat up more. Eventually, it just melts.
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mine just went out also with a compressor. I have been using for years? but the fuse isnt blown swapped out the fuse with a spare under the hood to make sure. And used the aux tap in the console to finish airing up the other tires, any body got any ideas what might be wrong are there circuit breakers also?
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mine just went out also with a compressor. I have been using for years? but the fuse isnt blown swapped out the fuse with a spare under the hood to make sure. And used the aux tap in the console to finish airing up the other tires, any body got any ideas what might be wrong are there circuit breakers also?
Ditto for me. The fuse is good but the lighter still doesn't work. Sounds like I'm not the only one will a sssssllllloooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwww leak either. It's about a lb. a day.
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I never fixed mine I don't smoke and can use the AUX tap in the console if I need to. I put alligator clips on the leads for the compressor, just in case its drawing too many amps?? I now connect compressor directly to the battery.
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Passenger side fuses, cap on one that has tonneau fuse, right side will not release
