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<blockquote data-quote="scottrc5391" data-source="post: 370555" data-attributes="member: 551678"><p>I don&#039;t disagree with you about the great reliability of fuses, but I find nothing wrong with circuit breakers. I mean, if circuit breakers are the primary electrical protection in houses, then they must be good enough for cars. I use my circuit breaker as a switch for when I mess with the amp and although this isn&#039;t their intended function, I don&#039;t see how this could really hurt it. I mean, most people with breakers in their cars probably have them because they have blown a lot of fuses and run a lot of power. Why would they make the breakers so cheap that they can&#039;t be thrown many times (or switched) and still be reliable/safe. Seems like one of their main purposes. Maybe it would be a good idea to put a main fuse (bigger than breaker, but less current capability than battery/alt. could produce) just incase the breaker wasn&#039;t thrown? The most careless thing people do is to fuse near the amp instead of within inches to the + on the battery and some people don&#039;t fuse at all. I say a breaker is good enough (and should be better it seems if they behave like house breakers and you pay $20+ for one), but that is my opinion.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="scottrc5391, post: 370555, member: 551678"] I don't disagree with you about the great reliability of fuses, but I find nothing wrong with circuit breakers. I mean, if circuit breakers are the primary electrical protection in houses, then they must be good enough for cars. I use my circuit breaker as a switch for when I mess with the amp and although this isn't their intended function, I don't see how this could really hurt it. I mean, most people with breakers in their cars probably have them because they have blown a lot of fuses and run a lot of power. Why would they make the breakers so cheap that they can't be thrown many times (or switched) and still be reliable/safe. Seems like one of their main purposes. Maybe it would be a good idea to put a main fuse (bigger than breaker, but less current capability than battery/alt. could produce) just incase the breaker wasn't thrown? The most careless thing people do is to fuse near the amp instead of within inches to the + on the battery and some people don't fuse at all. I say a breaker is good enough (and should be better it seems if they behave like house breakers and you pay $20+ for one), but that is my opinion. [/QUOTE]

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