Bought a new 160amp alt

[krisfnbz 10+ year member]

alright prowler, a must is a must

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

150amp circuit breaker work? http://cgi.ebay.com/CIRCUIT-BREAKER-150-AMP-SELF-TEST-new-PS82-150A_W0QQitemZ140089447030QQihZ004QQcategoryZ32809QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[krisfnbz 10+ year member]

i was told not to get a fuse lower than tha alternators ampage rating?

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

really you should fuse the wire by how much amperage the wire can handle

 

[krisfnbz 10+ year member]

I think the wire that I bought from ED, can handle somewhere up to 300amps or something... and in the sticky forum for the big 3 its stated not to get a fuse lower than your alternator output, in my situation 160 amp alt, getting 160 or higher would be good. I dont know much about this stuff so maybe im wrong.

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

the next up I have seen is a 200amp circuit breaker, I dont run fuses under the hood cause if I F something up then I have to buy another $5 fuse and also just push a button on a breaker and it kills power the whole way to the back

 

[krisfnbz 10+ year member]

hey guys I found this on ebay:

about $15 instead of 25, will this work? it even comes with a backup fuse

http://cgi.ebay.com/Inline-ANL-Fuse-holder-with-2-ANL-Fuses_W0QQitemZ180089377695QQihZ008QQcategoryZ50551QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

you have 1/0 right? might be tuff to jam your wire in it but other than that its fine, but you still only have 150 or 200 amp choices

 

[krisfnbz 10+ year member]

i think 200 should be safe, if my alt is pushing that out man i ordered a super alt

 

[subbin_n_da_rex 10+ year member]

i think 200 should be safe, if my alt is pushing that out man i ordered a super alt

where did you get your amp ? and how much cuz im currently looking for one ( same amps ) for a good price. help plzz //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/greedy.gif.5a53e6246569d7ab79867170f3b06629.gif

 

[krisfnbz 10+ year member]

I got my amps on sonicelectronix.com and it was the worst decision I had ever made.

 

[krisfnbz 10+ year member]

you want the best price on any amps go on ebay.. and buy from a reputable seller...your not going to find it cheaper on ANY website unless you buy it locally or directly from someone on a forum or something

 

[subbin_n_da_rex 10+ year member]

I got my amps on sonicelectronix.com and it was the worst decision I had ever made.

wooops, i meant to say your alternator . . the 170A alt. ma bad .

 

[krisfnbz 10+ year member]

Bought it on ebay for $150...I checked most other sites and didnt see anything under $250 it was all so expensive and im definately not paying that. some people dont like ebay(egay) whatever you want to call it because some people have had bad experiences... well not me so ill continue to save money that way! good luck!

 

[krisfnbz 10+ year member]

and it was 160amps not 170 just to let you know heres the link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=007&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=170085942995&rd=1,1

now thats a deal! 100% ebay feedback, cant do better than that!