anl fuses vs agu fuses

[blowthemup 10+ year member]

Which should I go with? I think anl's are better but im not sure. This will be inline for my amp that will be doing 1000-1100wrms on 4 awg aire.

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[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

ANL's are generally used for higher current applications than AGU's.

I'd feel safe with a 100-120A fuse on that.

 

[blowthemup 10+ year member]

Anl or agu?

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

They don't make AGU fuses that large, or if they're out there they aren't commonly found //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Use an ANL. 100A would give you a nice margin so you aren't blowing fuses constantly, but it's low enough to protect the wire...which is the reason for the fuse being there in the first place.

 

[blowthemup 10+ year member]

My amp has 2 40 amp fuses in it to protect itself and the the fuse inline with the wire is to protect the wire correct? The inline isnt to protect amp?

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

you will need a 100/150 amp ANL fuse.

 

[blowthemup 10+ year member]

ok thanks a lot

 

[canadapettit 10+ year member]

You could get away with an 80 amp agu fuse, but it would be safer with an ANL

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

anl's are just more robust

The element in an AGU fuse is soldered to the end caps at both ends. That means a lot of opportunity for defects (compared to ANL).

ANL's are a solid piece of metal.

With that much power, I'd go with ANL.

 

[blowthemup 10+ year member]

Yeah I decided on that I just need to get the battery post thing worked out I stated above.

 

[billabongcr 5,000+ posts]

actually ive been wondering kindof the same thing. ive pretty much cut my system in half and the new amp should be here friday.

anyways, i have 0 guage, with a 300anl fuse. im now going to be running roughly 1117 watts. should i drop down to a 150anl fuse? or 120?

 

[audiobahnuser18 5,000+ posts]

ANL Ftw.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif