Electronics Need help wiring something up? Thinking of adding an electrical component to your car? Need help troubleshooting that wiring glitch?

Fuse takes a while to burn but eventually go out.

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Old Mar 10, 2004 | 10:25 AM
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From: New Mexico
Car: 1991 Camaro Z28 5.7 G92
Engine: L98 Tuned Port Injection
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Fuse takes a while to burn but eventually go out.

What would cause an accessory fuse to work for like 3 months, then burn and when I replace it it works for another 3 months then burns, and now burns like every three days?

Heres some things I though it might be:
Loose wire that intermitantly touches metal
Voltage regulator

need help very annoying thanks
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Old Mar 11, 2004 | 05:41 AM
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What does the fuse feed?
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Old Mar 11, 2004 | 08:39 AM
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From: New Mexico
Car: 1991 Camaro Z28 5.7 G92
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Transmission: TH700R4
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It feeds the radio and accesories like the dome light and cigarette lighter
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Old Mar 11, 2004 | 09:39 AM
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Its probably the loose wire. If you have powerdoors and power windows id start with the wires from the door to the body and spread out from there.
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Old Mar 11, 2004 | 10:07 AM
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Our cars have probs with the cigarette lighter. Try seeing if that is the problem. Maybe its shorting out there. Just a thought.
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Old Mar 12, 2004 | 09:57 AM
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From: New Mexico
Car: 1991 Camaro Z28 5.7 G92
Engine: L98 Tuned Port Injection
Transmission: TH700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.23 Posi G80
Thank for the replies I'll have to check that stuff out.

Could it be the voltage regulator, cause one of my friends said it could be going out and sending spkies of current through the system. I know the regulator is in the alternator could it cause this? I have never heard of it doing that.

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Old Mar 12, 2004 | 01:38 PM
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From what i understand about electronics it can't send out current unless there is something drawing it.
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