Will sticking wire along in with a fuse increase load on fuse?

[madsb]

Well basically the question the title says.. If I put wire on one end of the fuse and put the fuse back in the box, will drawing power from that wire increase the load on the fuse? I think no, but I'm really not sure..

[Screech16v]

FIRE ! 

[Gavv8]

I'd like to hear you explain that to the nice man from the fire brigade....

[CJA321]

Why lol? Sorry but uprating fuses is never a good idea, let alone adding bits of wire in!

[madsb]

Haha no fire lol.. Same principle as a fuse tap, just the hack solution...

[Gavv8]

Just to satisfy my curiosity, what is the purpose of doing this?

[northeast_gti-t]

Just to satisfy my curiosity, what is the purpose of doing this?

To torch his golf 

[VW BUSH]

Think about it, if you pull more amps through a fuse than the fuse is rated for it blows.....

[itavaltalainen]

if you stick a wire parallel to a fuse the current will split.... how much goes where depends on the resistance of each path. this cannot be accurately predicted even when only using 2 wires of the same diameter (length of wire will already make a difference, then how it's connected up)....

very daft to try this with fuse (even if fuse blows the wire will still be there and happily conduct many amps => buy some cookies for the fire department before attempting)

[GOLF-MK3-GTI]

Just to satisfy my curiosity, what is the purpose of doing this?

To torch his golf 

haha, good one