99 Civic Accessory Socket Fuse - 10a to 15a?

[pnwcivic]

After blowing the 10 amp fuse for the accessory socket with a new accessory charger I bought, I discovered that the accessory charger wants 15 amps. Hence the blown fuse.

The manual tells me to use a 10 amp fuse for the accessory socket in my 99 Civic. I'm wondering if it will be OK to use a 15 amp fuse so I can use the accessory charger I bought, or if I absolutely need to stick to the 10 amp recommendation and return my accessory charger!

Any advice would be welcomed and appreciated.

 

[lethal6]

Its never recommended to go a bigger fuse that what is called for.

 

[XpL0d3r]

Its never recommended to go a bigger fuse that what is called for.

^ This. You're letting more current flow with a larger fuse. Anything higher than what's recommended could fry something.

 

[yevangelis]

nice first post.
what in the world are you charging that requires >10a ? Did your fuse blow as soon as you plugged the charger in or when you plugged an accessory into the charger?
do you have a part # for your charger?
i just looked at my power inverter and its rated at 8a max and is suited for laptops and apple products (2.1a)