Parkers staying on, fuse is fine

Discussion in 'Technical' started by Wasgood, Jul 26, 2015.

  1. Wasgood

    Wasgood New Member

    My parkers are staying on, my fuse is fine, and my normal headlights are fine. The chime stays on that warns you your lights are still on. I checked and replaced the clearance fuse and it made no change. Anything else I can try?
     
  2. Kane_Z32

    Kane_Z32 New Member

    Have you checked the switch? Contacts could be dirty/sticking. Rely also depending which circuit it works with.
     
  3. Wasgood

    Wasgood New Member

    It was a bad ground from the light itself, I couldn't figure out how to delete the thread :(
     
  4. East Coast Z

    East Coast Z Well-Known Member

    Re: Fuses.
    Fuses are a circuit protection device.
    They are the "weak link" in a circuit, the amperage of the fuse should be less than what the wiring is capable of handling.
    Should a circuit develop a problem, the increase in current through the circuit will create heat that will not melt the wire, but will melt the fuse, thus saving the wiring from damage.
    This is especially important in a harness containing numerous wires.

    In summary, if a circuit IS working, it won't be a fuse issue.
    On the other hand, if a circuit is NOT working, checking the fuse is a good idea.

    Replacing a "blown" fuse (which is really a melted fuse) is not repairing a wiring problem.
    Fixing what caused the fuse to blow is a proper repair.
    A fuse will blow when the current (amps) in a circuit exceeds the rated capacity (amps) of the fuse.
     
  5. michandy

    michandy Active Member

    fog lights?

    Don't laugh, but I have had people ask why the lights wont turn off when they have had the fog lights turned on, and simply overlooked the fact :eek:
    Try the fog light switch and see if that works :rolleyes:
     

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