Fuse 12 keeps blowing

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tom325sport
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Post Tue Aug 06, 2013 5:06 pm

My stereo and speedo stopped working the other day and found out it was fuse 12. Changed this thinking it would sort it but now it keeps going! Any ideas what this would be? I've not touched the stereo and its been in for a while.
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Grrrmachine
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Post Tue Aug 06, 2013 5:30 pm

Fuses blow for a reason, so the cure for a blown fuse isn't to replace it but to find out why it's blown.

9 times out of 10, it's from a dodgy stereo installation.
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Post Tue Aug 06, 2013 6:11 pm

Yeah thought it might be that.
I'll take the stereo out then replace the fuse. See if it makes a difference.