A fuse and a circuit breaker are essentially the same thing (you just don't throw one of them away). DMC must've put the breaker in originally because the circuit is unprotected otherwise. These fan fixes seem to be fused, rendering the thing redundant. Even those of us who just jump the relay socket usually do so with fused wires. *IF* you've got a modified fuse protected circuit, why not take the breaker out? After 20 years of passing current, is it any wonder they're getting twitchy. Bill Robertson #5939