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Originally Posted by idleup
Is it okay to share fuses for things like LED Nav lights and Panel LED's?
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If I recall correctly, this is precisely what Van's shows on their wiring diagram and it is what I use. They call for the power for the panel lights to come off the nav lights switch. It makes sense because the only time you would need panel lights is when you'd also need to have your nav lights on. It also saves fuse block real estate or prevents the need to buy and locate an additional breaker or breaker/switch. Just make sure you size the wire (and then the fuse) for the total load on that circuit.
Aerhed's comment is correct that the more you put on a single fuse the more chance a failure in one thing takes out something else, so it is worthwhile thinking about various combinations. In my opinion, though, there is a very low probability of a failure like that in this scenario if wired properly from the start. Moreover, if you have any glass in your panel you will probably not really need panel lights to get back on the ground. Perhaps if your panel is really crowded, but even after only 70 hours, I could easily find every switch by touch. YMMV.
Having said all that, I have a cheap headlamp in a convenient place to serve as a backup.
Hope this helps.