Thank Goodness for Universal Fuse Panels

[huntr1]

I hauled home a derelict trailer tonight on my 4x8 utility trailer. The "new" trailer is also a 4x8, and thus it did not "fit" on my trailer. I winched it up onto the good trailer, with each flat tire hanging over the side of my trailer. In doing so, I drug the tires over the busted up taillights on my trailer. In the process, I managed to short out both the taillight/instrument light and turn signal fuses. I did not have replacement fuses in the correct size.

However, depending on the equipment in your Focus, you have extra circuits that are not in use. To save time, Ford installs all the fuses, regardless of whether or not that circuit will be used. So, I pulled the 15 amp fuse for the heated seats that I don't have, and used it to replace the 15 amp turn signal fuse. If you have an automatic transmission, one circuit is used for the backup lights. If you have a manual, a different circuit is used for them. I since I have a manual, I pulled the 10 amp fuse for the automatic lights, and used it to replace the 10 amp fuse for the instrument lights.

Now to go to the store and buy a bunch of spares to keep in the glovebox.

 

[John Z]

Good thinking. I should look in my truck's fusebox to see if I have unused fuses.

I carry some extras in the truck, which is good. My trailer, though rarely used, tends to zap fuses if it is wet out.

On a side note, I was going to put a box of extra fuses in my wife's new(ish) Subaru until I noticed the fuse size is even smaller than the already small fuses in the truck and the VW.