? about the IA 20.1

[MTXThunder9500 10+ year member]

alright wellllllll i just bought me a IA 20.1 and im curious if the amp is fused internally or what? cause i noticed i didnt see any fuses on the sides of it or anything. So im guessing besides the fuse under the hood i need to put in after my second battery between the battery and the amp

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[zachzchw 5,000+ posts]

alright wellllllll i just bought me a IA 20.1 and im curious if the amp is fused internally or what? cause i noticed i didnt see any fuses on the sides of it or anything. So im guessing besides the fuse under the hood i need to put in after my second battery between the battery and the amp

Nope, not internally fused.

What are you gonna power with the 20.1?

 

[MTXThunder9500 10+ year member]

Nope, not internally fused.What are you gonna power with the 20.1?

so does that mean i need to put a fuse just off the amp then too?

im going to push two 12" mtx 9500s

 

[zachzchw 5,000+ posts]

Yep, Ill be running a second fuse.

Have you got your 20.1 yet? It looks quite beefy in person.......

 

[skadude016 5,000+ posts]

yup it needs an external fuse

 

[MTXThunder9500 10+ year member]

Yep, Ill be running a second fuse.Have you got your 20.1 yet? It looks quite beefy in person.......

nope i just ordered it about 5 min ago from showrides rides off of here

 

[MTXThunder9500 10+ year member]

yup it needs an external fuse

thanks man i'll jump on that now too then lol

 

[skadude016 5,000+ posts]

needs to be a 200amp fuse //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[Johnny Drama 5,000+ posts]

needs to be a 200amp fuse //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

We have poped and thrown 200amp fuses and breakers //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

That was under the hood though...no fuses near amps. (SPL car)

 

[MTXThunder9500 10+ year member]

well hot **** i just picked up 2 kicker 200 amp fuses about a month ago so i'll throw one on haha

 

[MTXThunder9500 10+ year member]

We have poped and thrown 200amp fuses and breakers //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif
That was under the hood though...no fuses near amps. (SPL car)

i gotta breaker under the hood too but i am thinking about changing it out is there a big diff between fuses and breakers?

 

[Johnny Drama 5,000+ posts]

i gotta breaker under the hood too but i am thinking about changing it out is there a big diff between fuses and breakers?

Fuses blow, breakers throw...

http://www.bcae1.com

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

i feel safer with a fuse. i don't trust that a circuit breaker will pop.

 

[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

i feel safer with a fuse. i don't trust that a circuit breaker will pop.

I AGREE.

How low are you wiring that sucker? And do you plan on competing?

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

You dont need two fuses, that is just redundant...

A single fuse 12-14" away from the battery will be sufficient, you do not need a second fuse at the amp.