Mirage mx keeps blowing fuse

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  1. JForce28

    JForce28 Medium Load Member

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    I have a mirage MX 36 HP three radio and I’m in a 2023 international LT I’m a company driver. All the wires were in the truck to set it up. It was just a simple plug and play radio turned on fine but when I go To key up the mic I blow a two amp fuse every time
    I usually use the CB shop on I 80 in PA at the TA in Brookville. Don’t know when I’m gonna get through there again so I want to come on here and ask some suggestions on what I could do.
     
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  3. Ridgeline

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    2 amp fuse?

    start with a 5 amp or 7.5 amp
     
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  4. JForce28

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    Thank you. I bumped it up to a 5 and everything seems to working good now.
     
  5. mike5511

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    I use a 7.5 in all my export radios.
     
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  6. JForce28

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    I was worried about bumping up the fuse if the gauge of the wire couldn’t handle all that juice
     
  7. Ridgeline

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    Don't, you're consuming 10 to 20 watts while using 18 or 20/22 gauge wire, with a duty cycle less than 20%, so you are very safe.
     
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