Originally posted by marshman
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These were correctly specified, as were all all cables which were soldered and fuses put in place. My wiring gave no trouble nor did the relays, and the fuse did blow. BUT you are correct I made some mistakes.
- I did not check the new harness supplied by James Paddock ( a reputable supplier) as I did not expect the pins to be sticking out, which they do
- I also did not check the clearance of the lamps in the bowls. After a long day I probably rushed the re-assembly too much... lesson learnt
- I did not think carefully enough about the fusing which was made worse by some muddled thinking which was:
- Originally had had planned two feeds but then I thought the way I designed the relay operation the dips and mains can never be on the same time so I only need one feed rated for the higher load (Main beam 4x55W). This was a mistake.
Much improved wiring and fuses. Also I will have two types of fire extinguishers handy. I also will think through strtaergies on how to deal with fires, etc...
I doubt many people will put as much thought into safety going forwards as I will now. So yes, you are right, some careful planning ruined by poor mistakes on my behalf, but yet from it I will be in a much better place going forwards and that may not have happened without those same mistakes... we are after all... human.
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