# Fuse problems **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** scion, tc\ **Created:** [January 20, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fuse-problems/60232 "2011-01-20T21:49:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![4goodgirls](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/9fc29f/32.png) [@4goodgirls](https://community.cartalk.com/u/4goodgirls)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fuse-problems/60232/1 "2011-01-20T21:49:53Z")
I recently installed a 6K HID foglights and it is wired with the headlights and directly to the battery with a 25k Amp fuse with a relay. It’s been the second time where the plastic part of the fuse melted and shorted it. The fuses usually last a couple of months before this occurs. What seems to be the problem and the fix for it? ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 10:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fuse-problems/60232/2 "2011-01-20T22:11:20Z")
How many amps are those lights suppose to use? ---
**Author:** ![tardis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f0a364/32.png) [@tardis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tardis)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 11:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/fuse-problems/60232/3 "2011-01-20T23:06:56Z")
If the fuse holder or the wires connected to it are loose at all, it will cause a voltage drop resulting in a lot of heat being generated. I suspect that you need to change the fuse holder.