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Electrical Fuse & Wiring Issue - Gen II R56

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Old Sep 3, 2008 | 02:49 PM
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Fuse & Wiring Issue - Gen II R56

I'm trying to wire my new driving lamps to a switched fuse, but it ain't working

Because I am wiring it 'wrong', I know in fact that I at least have the pwer correctly set up. I have gotten the lamps to light.

If I wire it to a fuse that is constantly hot, I get power to the lamps. The problem is 1) I can accidentally leave the lamps on, which I don't want to do and 2) I know the switches draw a tiny amount of power because there is an on/off light/indicator on each. I am afraid this might be a drain on the battery.

I want to wire to a switched fuse.

The line is presently at the inside the cabin fuse box. Can someone tell me which fuse I can tap into so that I get power when the ignition is on, but none when it is off?

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Old Sep 3, 2008 | 09:01 PM
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Look at the Hot or Not thread, for a good introduction to fuses and circuits.

As an example, the cig/aux jack circuit has a 20 amp fuse, and is switched with the ignition.
 
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 05:13 AM
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