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100/80W bulbs, blow out relay? 200 92

posted by  someone claiming to be Jorn Schreurs on  Thu Mar 8 20:04 CST 2001 [RELATED]

Sorry, haven't been around the board for a while, just moved to Norway you see... Anyway I noticed that here you can get 100/80 W lightbulbs as against the standard 55/50. I thought that was illegal in Europe, but then Norway is not really Europe. They told me they also do 130/100 Watt!! but are out of stock right now.

The lamps are the same, but will draw a lot more amps. Can my relay handle that or will I arc it out in a few months? Should I install 4 cheap 40A relays in the engine bay, just in case.

Many thanks as always,

Jorn





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