Help- Identifying wiring for lights.
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Hi,
Just bought a Cherokee (Liberty to you guys). I've always been a Land
Rover driver - 25 years or more, but I'm getting soft so I bought a
Liberty :-) .... and I love it.
Anyway, I will be using it for towing, and I mounted the towbar and
set about the electrics .... and stopped.
I don't have a manual yet so have no wiring diagram for the rear light
clusters. I tried a test meter to try and work out which terminal was
whichin the connector block but since they all earth through the same
terminal, using a test meter just shows every two terminals as
connected.
Can anyone out there identify the colour coding for the lights for me.
I can't get a Jeep Liberty manual by the weekend and I need to have
the trailer lights wired for Friday!
Ewan Scott
Just bought a Cherokee (Liberty to you guys). I've always been a Land
Rover driver - 25 years or more, but I'm getting soft so I bought a
Liberty :-) .... and I love it.
Anyway, I will be using it for towing, and I mounted the towbar and
set about the electrics .... and stopped.
I don't have a manual yet so have no wiring diagram for the rear light
clusters. I tried a test meter to try and work out which terminal was
whichin the connector block but since they all earth through the same
terminal, using a test meter just shows every two terminals as
connected.
Can anyone out there identify the colour coding for the lights for me.
I can't get a Jeep Liberty manual by the weekend and I need to have
the trailer lights wired for Friday!
Ewan Scott
Guest
Posts: n/a
If you just try to 'tap' into the brake and running lights you will set off
an error code in the computer.
The quickest solution is to by a pigtail that just tees into the system .
It will be available at your dealer or any place that sells or installs
trailer hitches.
"Ewan Scott" <ewanscott@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:cj2532l8hh5508ehusn9mstn7mu29uufel@4ax.com...
> Hi,
>
> Just bought a Cherokee (Liberty to you guys). I've always been a Land
> Rover driver - 25 years or more, but I'm getting soft so I bought a
> Liberty :-) .... and I love it.
>
> Anyway, I will be using it for towing, and I mounted the towbar and
> set about the electrics .... and stopped.
>
> I don't have a manual yet so have no wiring diagram for the rear light
> clusters. I tried a test meter to try and work out which terminal was
> whichin the connector block but since they all earth through the same
> terminal, using a test meter just shows every two terminals as
> connected.
>
> Can anyone out there identify the colour coding for the lights for me.
> I can't get a Jeep Liberty manual by the weekend and I need to have
> the trailer lights wired for Friday!
>
> Ewan Scott
an error code in the computer.
The quickest solution is to by a pigtail that just tees into the system .
It will be available at your dealer or any place that sells or installs
trailer hitches.
"Ewan Scott" <ewanscott@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:cj2532l8hh5508ehusn9mstn7mu29uufel@4ax.com...
> Hi,
>
> Just bought a Cherokee (Liberty to you guys). I've always been a Land
> Rover driver - 25 years or more, but I'm getting soft so I bought a
> Liberty :-) .... and I love it.
>
> Anyway, I will be using it for towing, and I mounted the towbar and
> set about the electrics .... and stopped.
>
> I don't have a manual yet so have no wiring diagram for the rear light
> clusters. I tried a test meter to try and work out which terminal was
> whichin the connector block but since they all earth through the same
> terminal, using a test meter just shows every two terminals as
> connected.
>
> Can anyone out there identify the colour coding for the lights for me.
> I can't get a Jeep Liberty manual by the weekend and I need to have
> the trailer lights wired for Friday!
>
> Ewan Scott
Guest
Posts: n/a
If you just try to 'tap' into the brake and running lights you will set off
an error code in the computer.
The quickest solution is to by a pigtail that just tees into the system .
It will be available at your dealer or any place that sells or installs
trailer hitches.
"Ewan Scott" <ewanscott@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:cj2532l8hh5508ehusn9mstn7mu29uufel@4ax.com...
> Hi,
>
> Just bought a Cherokee (Liberty to you guys). I've always been a Land
> Rover driver - 25 years or more, but I'm getting soft so I bought a
> Liberty :-) .... and I love it.
>
> Anyway, I will be using it for towing, and I mounted the towbar and
> set about the electrics .... and stopped.
>
> I don't have a manual yet so have no wiring diagram for the rear light
> clusters. I tried a test meter to try and work out which terminal was
> whichin the connector block but since they all earth through the same
> terminal, using a test meter just shows every two terminals as
> connected.
>
> Can anyone out there identify the colour coding for the lights for me.
> I can't get a Jeep Liberty manual by the weekend and I need to have
> the trailer lights wired for Friday!
>
> Ewan Scott
an error code in the computer.
The quickest solution is to by a pigtail that just tees into the system .
It will be available at your dealer or any place that sells or installs
trailer hitches.
"Ewan Scott" <ewanscott@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:cj2532l8hh5508ehusn9mstn7mu29uufel@4ax.com...
> Hi,
>
> Just bought a Cherokee (Liberty to you guys). I've always been a Land
> Rover driver - 25 years or more, but I'm getting soft so I bought a
> Liberty :-) .... and I love it.
>
> Anyway, I will be using it for towing, and I mounted the towbar and
> set about the electrics .... and stopped.
>
> I don't have a manual yet so have no wiring diagram for the rear light
> clusters. I tried a test meter to try and work out which terminal was
> whichin the connector block but since they all earth through the same
> terminal, using a test meter just shows every two terminals as
> connected.
>
> Can anyone out there identify the colour coding for the lights for me.
> I can't get a Jeep Liberty manual by the weekend and I need to have
> the trailer lights wired for Friday!
>
> Ewan Scott
Guest
Posts: n/a
If you just try to 'tap' into the brake and running lights you will set off
an error code in the computer.
The quickest solution is to by a pigtail that just tees into the system .
It will be available at your dealer or any place that sells or installs
trailer hitches.
"Ewan Scott" <ewanscott@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:cj2532l8hh5508ehusn9mstn7mu29uufel@4ax.com...
> Hi,
>
> Just bought a Cherokee (Liberty to you guys). I've always been a Land
> Rover driver - 25 years or more, but I'm getting soft so I bought a
> Liberty :-) .... and I love it.
>
> Anyway, I will be using it for towing, and I mounted the towbar and
> set about the electrics .... and stopped.
>
> I don't have a manual yet so have no wiring diagram for the rear light
> clusters. I tried a test meter to try and work out which terminal was
> whichin the connector block but since they all earth through the same
> terminal, using a test meter just shows every two terminals as
> connected.
>
> Can anyone out there identify the colour coding for the lights for me.
> I can't get a Jeep Liberty manual by the weekend and I need to have
> the trailer lights wired for Friday!
>
> Ewan Scott
an error code in the computer.
The quickest solution is to by a pigtail that just tees into the system .
It will be available at your dealer or any place that sells or installs
trailer hitches.
"Ewan Scott" <ewanscott@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:cj2532l8hh5508ehusn9mstn7mu29uufel@4ax.com...
> Hi,
>
> Just bought a Cherokee (Liberty to you guys). I've always been a Land
> Rover driver - 25 years or more, but I'm getting soft so I bought a
> Liberty :-) .... and I love it.
>
> Anyway, I will be using it for towing, and I mounted the towbar and
> set about the electrics .... and stopped.
>
> I don't have a manual yet so have no wiring diagram for the rear light
> clusters. I tried a test meter to try and work out which terminal was
> whichin the connector block but since they all earth through the same
> terminal, using a test meter just shows every two terminals as
> connected.
>
> Can anyone out there identify the colour coding for the lights for me.
> I can't get a Jeep Liberty manual by the weekend and I need to have
> the trailer lights wired for Friday!
>
> Ewan Scott
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On Tue, 4 Apr 2006 11:19:57 -0400, "billy ray"
<billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote:
>If you just try to 'tap' into the brake and running lights you will set off
>an error code in the computer.
>
>The quickest solution is to by a pigtail that just tees into the system .
>
>It will be available at your dealer or any place that sells or installs
>trailer hitches.
>
>
I've got what I guess you call a pig-tail, it is a bypass that doesn't
mess with the vehicle's electrics.
So I can tap into the rear lighting if I can identify the colour
coding.
I have as follows:-
Near Side Rear Indicator - Green and Red Cable
Off Side Rear indicator - Brown and Red Cable
Fog lamps - Brown and White Cable
Offside Tail Lamp - Green and Yellow
Nearside Tail Lamp - Black and Yellow
Brake Lamps - White and Orange
Reverse Lamps - Black and Green
Earth cable Black and White
Offside and Nearside would be Driver and Passenger side - However,
since you guys sit on the wrong side of the vehicle to drive they
would be the other way around :-)
If I've got the colour codes correct I'd be obliged if someone could
let me know one way or the other. Otherwise I'll just have to go and
buy a bulk lot of fuses :-)
Thanks for any help.
Ewan Scott
<billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote:
>If you just try to 'tap' into the brake and running lights you will set off
>an error code in the computer.
>
>The quickest solution is to by a pigtail that just tees into the system .
>
>It will be available at your dealer or any place that sells or installs
>trailer hitches.
>
>
I've got what I guess you call a pig-tail, it is a bypass that doesn't
mess with the vehicle's electrics.
So I can tap into the rear lighting if I can identify the colour
coding.
I have as follows:-
Near Side Rear Indicator - Green and Red Cable
Off Side Rear indicator - Brown and Red Cable
Fog lamps - Brown and White Cable
Offside Tail Lamp - Green and Yellow
Nearside Tail Lamp - Black and Yellow
Brake Lamps - White and Orange
Reverse Lamps - Black and Green
Earth cable Black and White
Offside and Nearside would be Driver and Passenger side - However,
since you guys sit on the wrong side of the vehicle to drive they
would be the other way around :-)
If I've got the colour codes correct I'd be obliged if someone could
let me know one way or the other. Otherwise I'll just have to go and
buy a bulk lot of fuses :-)
Thanks for any help.
Ewan Scott
Guest
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On Tue, 4 Apr 2006 11:19:57 -0400, "billy ray"
<billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote:
>If you just try to 'tap' into the brake and running lights you will set off
>an error code in the computer.
>
>The quickest solution is to by a pigtail that just tees into the system .
>
>It will be available at your dealer or any place that sells or installs
>trailer hitches.
>
>
I've got what I guess you call a pig-tail, it is a bypass that doesn't
mess with the vehicle's electrics.
So I can tap into the rear lighting if I can identify the colour
coding.
I have as follows:-
Near Side Rear Indicator - Green and Red Cable
Off Side Rear indicator - Brown and Red Cable
Fog lamps - Brown and White Cable
Offside Tail Lamp - Green and Yellow
Nearside Tail Lamp - Black and Yellow
Brake Lamps - White and Orange
Reverse Lamps - Black and Green
Earth cable Black and White
Offside and Nearside would be Driver and Passenger side - However,
since you guys sit on the wrong side of the vehicle to drive they
would be the other way around :-)
If I've got the colour codes correct I'd be obliged if someone could
let me know one way or the other. Otherwise I'll just have to go and
buy a bulk lot of fuses :-)
Thanks for any help.
Ewan Scott
<billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote:
>If you just try to 'tap' into the brake and running lights you will set off
>an error code in the computer.
>
>The quickest solution is to by a pigtail that just tees into the system .
>
>It will be available at your dealer or any place that sells or installs
>trailer hitches.
>
>
I've got what I guess you call a pig-tail, it is a bypass that doesn't
mess with the vehicle's electrics.
So I can tap into the rear lighting if I can identify the colour
coding.
I have as follows:-
Near Side Rear Indicator - Green and Red Cable
Off Side Rear indicator - Brown and Red Cable
Fog lamps - Brown and White Cable
Offside Tail Lamp - Green and Yellow
Nearside Tail Lamp - Black and Yellow
Brake Lamps - White and Orange
Reverse Lamps - Black and Green
Earth cable Black and White
Offside and Nearside would be Driver and Passenger side - However,
since you guys sit on the wrong side of the vehicle to drive they
would be the other way around :-)
If I've got the colour codes correct I'd be obliged if someone could
let me know one way or the other. Otherwise I'll just have to go and
buy a bulk lot of fuses :-)
Thanks for any help.
Ewan Scott
Guest
Posts: n/a
On Tue, 4 Apr 2006 11:19:57 -0400, "billy ray"
<billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote:
>If you just try to 'tap' into the brake and running lights you will set off
>an error code in the computer.
>
>The quickest solution is to by a pigtail that just tees into the system .
>
>It will be available at your dealer or any place that sells or installs
>trailer hitches.
>
>
I've got what I guess you call a pig-tail, it is a bypass that doesn't
mess with the vehicle's electrics.
So I can tap into the rear lighting if I can identify the colour
coding.
I have as follows:-
Near Side Rear Indicator - Green and Red Cable
Off Side Rear indicator - Brown and Red Cable
Fog lamps - Brown and White Cable
Offside Tail Lamp - Green and Yellow
Nearside Tail Lamp - Black and Yellow
Brake Lamps - White and Orange
Reverse Lamps - Black and Green
Earth cable Black and White
Offside and Nearside would be Driver and Passenger side - However,
since you guys sit on the wrong side of the vehicle to drive they
would be the other way around :-)
If I've got the colour codes correct I'd be obliged if someone could
let me know one way or the other. Otherwise I'll just have to go and
buy a bulk lot of fuses :-)
Thanks for any help.
Ewan Scott
<billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote:
>If you just try to 'tap' into the brake and running lights you will set off
>an error code in the computer.
>
>The quickest solution is to by a pigtail that just tees into the system .
>
>It will be available at your dealer or any place that sells or installs
>trailer hitches.
>
>
I've got what I guess you call a pig-tail, it is a bypass that doesn't
mess with the vehicle's electrics.
So I can tap into the rear lighting if I can identify the colour
coding.
I have as follows:-
Near Side Rear Indicator - Green and Red Cable
Off Side Rear indicator - Brown and Red Cable
Fog lamps - Brown and White Cable
Offside Tail Lamp - Green and Yellow
Nearside Tail Lamp - Black and Yellow
Brake Lamps - White and Orange
Reverse Lamps - Black and Green
Earth cable Black and White
Offside and Nearside would be Driver and Passenger side - However,
since you guys sit on the wrong side of the vehicle to drive they
would be the other way around :-)
If I've got the colour codes correct I'd be obliged if someone could
let me know one way or the other. Otherwise I'll just have to go and
buy a bulk lot of fuses :-)
Thanks for any help.
Ewan Scott
Guest
Posts: n/a
You would also need the 'black box' that sits between the present wiring and
your proposed new wiring that powers the lights independently from the
vehicle lights.
Pix: 83
http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...2309395&idx=83
"Ewan Scott" <ewanscott@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:tle532h6smt42p92gel23vppdnpb87amrk@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 4 Apr 2006 11:19:57 -0400, "billy ray"
> <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote:
>
>>If you just try to 'tap' into the brake and running lights you will set
>>off
>>an error code in the computer.
>>
>>The quickest solution is to by a pigtail that just tees into the system .
>>
>>It will be available at your dealer or any place that sells or installs
>>trailer hitches.
>>
>>
> I've got what I guess you call a pig-tail, it is a bypass that doesn't
> mess with the vehicle's electrics.
>
> So I can tap into the rear lighting if I can identify the colour
> coding.
>
> I have as follows:-
>
> Near Side Rear Indicator - Green and Red Cable
> Off Side Rear indicator - Brown and Red Cable
> Fog lamps - Brown and White Cable
> Offside Tail Lamp - Green and Yellow
> Nearside Tail Lamp - Black and Yellow
> Brake Lamps - White and Orange
> Reverse Lamps - Black and Green
> Earth cable Black and White
>
> Offside and Nearside would be Driver and Passenger side - However,
> since you guys sit on the wrong side of the vehicle to drive they
> would be the other way around :-)
>
> If I've got the colour codes correct I'd be obliged if someone could
> let me know one way or the other. Otherwise I'll just have to go and
> buy a bulk lot of fuses :-)
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Ewan Scott
>
>
your proposed new wiring that powers the lights independently from the
vehicle lights.
Pix: 83
http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...2309395&idx=83
"Ewan Scott" <ewanscott@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:tle532h6smt42p92gel23vppdnpb87amrk@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 4 Apr 2006 11:19:57 -0400, "billy ray"
> <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote:
>
>>If you just try to 'tap' into the brake and running lights you will set
>>off
>>an error code in the computer.
>>
>>The quickest solution is to by a pigtail that just tees into the system .
>>
>>It will be available at your dealer or any place that sells or installs
>>trailer hitches.
>>
>>
> I've got what I guess you call a pig-tail, it is a bypass that doesn't
> mess with the vehicle's electrics.
>
> So I can tap into the rear lighting if I can identify the colour
> coding.
>
> I have as follows:-
>
> Near Side Rear Indicator - Green and Red Cable
> Off Side Rear indicator - Brown and Red Cable
> Fog lamps - Brown and White Cable
> Offside Tail Lamp - Green and Yellow
> Nearside Tail Lamp - Black and Yellow
> Brake Lamps - White and Orange
> Reverse Lamps - Black and Green
> Earth cable Black and White
>
> Offside and Nearside would be Driver and Passenger side - However,
> since you guys sit on the wrong side of the vehicle to drive they
> would be the other way around :-)
>
> If I've got the colour codes correct I'd be obliged if someone could
> let me know one way or the other. Otherwise I'll just have to go and
> buy a bulk lot of fuses :-)
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Ewan Scott
>
>
Guest
Posts: n/a
You would also need the 'black box' that sits between the present wiring and
your proposed new wiring that powers the lights independently from the
vehicle lights.
Pix: 83
http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...2309395&idx=83
"Ewan Scott" <ewanscott@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:tle532h6smt42p92gel23vppdnpb87amrk@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 4 Apr 2006 11:19:57 -0400, "billy ray"
> <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote:
>
>>If you just try to 'tap' into the brake and running lights you will set
>>off
>>an error code in the computer.
>>
>>The quickest solution is to by a pigtail that just tees into the system .
>>
>>It will be available at your dealer or any place that sells or installs
>>trailer hitches.
>>
>>
> I've got what I guess you call a pig-tail, it is a bypass that doesn't
> mess with the vehicle's electrics.
>
> So I can tap into the rear lighting if I can identify the colour
> coding.
>
> I have as follows:-
>
> Near Side Rear Indicator - Green and Red Cable
> Off Side Rear indicator - Brown and Red Cable
> Fog lamps - Brown and White Cable
> Offside Tail Lamp - Green and Yellow
> Nearside Tail Lamp - Black and Yellow
> Brake Lamps - White and Orange
> Reverse Lamps - Black and Green
> Earth cable Black and White
>
> Offside and Nearside would be Driver and Passenger side - However,
> since you guys sit on the wrong side of the vehicle to drive they
> would be the other way around :-)
>
> If I've got the colour codes correct I'd be obliged if someone could
> let me know one way or the other. Otherwise I'll just have to go and
> buy a bulk lot of fuses :-)
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Ewan Scott
>
>
your proposed new wiring that powers the lights independently from the
vehicle lights.
Pix: 83
http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...2309395&idx=83
"Ewan Scott" <ewanscott@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:tle532h6smt42p92gel23vppdnpb87amrk@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 4 Apr 2006 11:19:57 -0400, "billy ray"
> <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote:
>
>>If you just try to 'tap' into the brake and running lights you will set
>>off
>>an error code in the computer.
>>
>>The quickest solution is to by a pigtail that just tees into the system .
>>
>>It will be available at your dealer or any place that sells or installs
>>trailer hitches.
>>
>>
> I've got what I guess you call a pig-tail, it is a bypass that doesn't
> mess with the vehicle's electrics.
>
> So I can tap into the rear lighting if I can identify the colour
> coding.
>
> I have as follows:-
>
> Near Side Rear Indicator - Green and Red Cable
> Off Side Rear indicator - Brown and Red Cable
> Fog lamps - Brown and White Cable
> Offside Tail Lamp - Green and Yellow
> Nearside Tail Lamp - Black and Yellow
> Brake Lamps - White and Orange
> Reverse Lamps - Black and Green
> Earth cable Black and White
>
> Offside and Nearside would be Driver and Passenger side - However,
> since you guys sit on the wrong side of the vehicle to drive they
> would be the other way around :-)
>
> If I've got the colour codes correct I'd be obliged if someone could
> let me know one way or the other. Otherwise I'll just have to go and
> buy a bulk lot of fuses :-)
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Ewan Scott
>
>
Guest
Posts: n/a
You would also need the 'black box' that sits between the present wiring and
your proposed new wiring that powers the lights independently from the
vehicle lights.
Pix: 83
http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...2309395&idx=83
"Ewan Scott" <ewanscott@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:tle532h6smt42p92gel23vppdnpb87amrk@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 4 Apr 2006 11:19:57 -0400, "billy ray"
> <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote:
>
>>If you just try to 'tap' into the brake and running lights you will set
>>off
>>an error code in the computer.
>>
>>The quickest solution is to by a pigtail that just tees into the system .
>>
>>It will be available at your dealer or any place that sells or installs
>>trailer hitches.
>>
>>
> I've got what I guess you call a pig-tail, it is a bypass that doesn't
> mess with the vehicle's electrics.
>
> So I can tap into the rear lighting if I can identify the colour
> coding.
>
> I have as follows:-
>
> Near Side Rear Indicator - Green and Red Cable
> Off Side Rear indicator - Brown and Red Cable
> Fog lamps - Brown and White Cable
> Offside Tail Lamp - Green and Yellow
> Nearside Tail Lamp - Black and Yellow
> Brake Lamps - White and Orange
> Reverse Lamps - Black and Green
> Earth cable Black and White
>
> Offside and Nearside would be Driver and Passenger side - However,
> since you guys sit on the wrong side of the vehicle to drive they
> would be the other way around :-)
>
> If I've got the colour codes correct I'd be obliged if someone could
> let me know one way or the other. Otherwise I'll just have to go and
> buy a bulk lot of fuses :-)
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Ewan Scott
>
>
your proposed new wiring that powers the lights independently from the
vehicle lights.
Pix: 83
http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...2309395&idx=83
"Ewan Scott" <ewanscott@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:tle532h6smt42p92gel23vppdnpb87amrk@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 4 Apr 2006 11:19:57 -0400, "billy ray"
> <billy_ray@fuseSPAM.net> wrote:
>
>>If you just try to 'tap' into the brake and running lights you will set
>>off
>>an error code in the computer.
>>
>>The quickest solution is to by a pigtail that just tees into the system .
>>
>>It will be available at your dealer or any place that sells or installs
>>trailer hitches.
>>
>>
> I've got what I guess you call a pig-tail, it is a bypass that doesn't
> mess with the vehicle's electrics.
>
> So I can tap into the rear lighting if I can identify the colour
> coding.
>
> I have as follows:-
>
> Near Side Rear Indicator - Green and Red Cable
> Off Side Rear indicator - Brown and Red Cable
> Fog lamps - Brown and White Cable
> Offside Tail Lamp - Green and Yellow
> Nearside Tail Lamp - Black and Yellow
> Brake Lamps - White and Orange
> Reverse Lamps - Black and Green
> Earth cable Black and White
>
> Offside and Nearside would be Driver and Passenger side - However,
> since you guys sit on the wrong side of the vehicle to drive they
> would be the other way around :-)
>
> If I've got the colour codes correct I'd be obliged if someone could
> let me know one way or the other. Otherwise I'll just have to go and
> buy a bulk lot of fuses :-)
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Ewan Scott
>
>


