Electrical help

[rwoulf]

I was going down road today and blew a fuse, gas gauge, turn signals, horn ,neutral lite out.

I found blown fuse 15 amp, now wondering why?

I just replaced Head lights with alittle higher wattage from standard 45/45 to 55/65. They still work after
fuse has blown.

I already had added back bar brake lite and Blinker buddy to remember signals are on.

Everything worked fine for years except new head lights with now higher wattage,

The Question is  are the new head lights blowing the fuse even if they still work?
ANY HELP?

[Grandpot]

If the headlights still work, then they are on another circuit and have nothing to do with your problem.

Put in another fuse and see if it blows right away.  Make sure to turn on all the items in the circuit.  If it doesn't blow, keep everything on and shake and move the wiring harness around.  You may have a wire with a worn piece of insulation that rubs against the frame (ground) and causes a short.

If the fuse blows right away without wiggling the wires, then one of the items on the circuit is causing the problem.  Disconnect one item at a time until the fuse stops blowing.  The last item will be your problem.  Make sure you have plenty of fuses on hand.

If you can't get the fuse to blow at all, then you have 'evil spirits'.  Get some spare fuses and keep riding.  It may never blow a fuse again, especially if the 'evil spirits' know you are prepared with spares on hand.

If you suspect a particular circuit to be the problem, but are not sure, put a new 15A fuse in position and then splice a 10A fuse into the suspected branch circuit.  If the branch circuit is bad, it will blow the 10A fuse and the rest of the main circuit will continue to operate.

Good luck. 

[rwoulf]

Thanks for help! will try all

[Rattlebars]

If the fuse blows, put a small 12v light bulb (194 with wires to clip to) between the fuse contacts instead of a fuse.  If and when it lights up, there's a short.  Fuss with stuff until you get the light to go out or dim and you might find your problem.

15 amp fuse on the IS is tail stop.  There's a harness wire that runs under the seat (I believe) and it gets crushed and shorts on the fender. If you do not have an IS then all fuses should be 10 amp.