Circuit Breaker question.

[lubetek 10+ year member]

I want to pick up a circuit breaker instead of a fuse block. My amps have 100 amp fuses in them. would a 140 amp breaker be too much or should I get a 80, or 100 amp breaker?? I want to order it tonight so any help would be great.

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[Raven 10+ year member]

Unless it's designed for 12vDC, I'd sugguest against using a circuit breaker. They are prone to not circuit break when they should sometimes. If you're installing one, it probably means you're blowing fuses. If you put a circuit breaker in there and it doesn't "break", then your amps "will".

 

[lubetek 10+ year member]

not having a problem at all. infact i just started buying all the stuff for a complete system that I'm building and I was looking at the circuit breaker as an alternative.

I plan to remove my seats and carpet this weekend to run all my cables and speaker lines as well as RCA interconnects to my trunk. My plan was to get a fused distribution box but then I saw those circuit breakers.

 

[lubetek 10+ year member]

well i still need some input on fuse size. anyone?

if my amps have a 100amp fuse each what size fuses should I buy for the fuse distribution box. stick with 100amp?

 

[JCivicHb 10+ year member]

um i think if both amps have a 100 fuse, then you need a 200 circuit breaker, but im not sure...