Last month, I talked about how Virgins are rare in West Virginia, some old guy named Ohm, and some of the laws he came up with. I don't know why they are cooking Virgins in West Virginia-I'd rather have a hamburger.
It hasn't been easy for me since Earl got locked up. I've been living with Joy, and she's nice and all, but she can say mean things sometimes. I don't like it when she says mean things because it makes me feel bad. I don't like feeling bad.
Oh, Jp magazine wanted me to talk about wiring lights in West Virginia. You see, we can use that West Virginia formula (editor's note: Watts = Volts x amps) to figure out how many amps a fuse has to have with aftermarket fog or driving lights, and we can use it to figure out if aftermarket headlights are going to pull too much power for your stock system.
We know the watts of the bulb from what it says on it. Let's say it is a 100-watt bulb. and volts are always 14.7 in a Jeep, so what we don't know are the amps. I always draw the circle with W, V, and a in it, then circle what I know. In this case, it means divide the wattage of the light bulb by the volts to find the amps-in this case, 6.8 amps. | 
No matter what, always round up. That 6.8 amps means you need to put at least a 10-amp fuse on that 100-watt light. You can also figure out if your stock fuse will be enough for aftermarket headlights this way. Don't replace the fuse if it's not! The fuses and wires in the Jeep can only handle so much amperage before they melt or burn. Next month, I'll show how to wire the light and choose the right wire size. |