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Neon installation gone wrong

Old Sep 19, 2004 | 06:34 AM
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Neon installation gone wrong

I installed two neons under the dash in the front a while ago. I wired it straight to the igniton wire with a 7.5 amp inline fuse. I had a small one on the driver side and a 10 in on the passenger. The driver side blew out. When i replaced the neon yesterday with a 10in, it worked for 2 min then blew. it also burned my fuse. Any ideas why? I replace the fuse with a 10 amp now and i'm going to get a new 10 in neon. Anyone have any idea what i did wrong? Thanx
Old Sep 19, 2004 | 07:22 AM
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Must be a short somewhere. Re-check all of your wiring.
Old Sep 19, 2004 | 07:52 AM
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No gueschecking if you wire straight to the battery...definately worth it.
Old Sep 19, 2004 | 07:52 AM
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Yea you have a short. Thats why the fuse is blowing. Also did you use the correct type of fuse?
Old Sep 19, 2004 | 12:09 PM
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but if it worked fine with the small one.... how come when i put the 10in tube it shorted? The wiring is fine...what do i do now?
Old Sep 19, 2004 | 12:38 PM
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too much current being drawn from the circuit...wire to the battery and you should be fine also works good for easier exspansion.
Old Sep 19, 2004 | 02:52 PM
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Any installation of neons is wrong.
Old Sep 19, 2004 | 04:03 PM
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^ lol.. it's god's way of telling you to get rid of them.
Old Sep 19, 2004 | 09:02 PM
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I bought a new tube and everything is fine. Now, if i want to add two more underneath the seats, is it safe to just connect to the same switch? I'd be connecting 4 neons to the same powere source. i have a 10 amp fuse.
Old Sep 19, 2004 | 09:08 PM
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where under the seats are u putting these neons? facing the backseat? i was thinking about that....or facing the footwells? (forward) just curious
Old Sep 19, 2004 | 09:20 PM
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Thats a sign that neons dont belong in a Maxima
Old Sep 19, 2004 | 09:34 PM
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you needx to make sure your switch can handle the amps, and its better to have too thick or wire than too thin.
Old Sep 19, 2004 | 09:47 PM
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i will put them facing the back seat....secondly, they belong in my Maxima. Everyone has different taste.
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