do i do this in the BIG 3 ??

[95Prober 10+ year member]

must i put an inline fuse on my 0/1 gauge wire from the "batt. to alt." ?

i read this from a member. just wondering if he's right??? of course, im still gonna put the wire in

"You don't need a fuse from the battery to the alternator. The factory never put one there and the wire does not pass through metal. It's chances of being compromised are little

Also, since both have current potential when the motor is running you would need a fuse at each end of the wire."

PART 2

i have a distro. block, this one: http://knukonceptz.com/productDetail.cfm?prodID=FB-1024D

from knukonceptz. now i'll be splitting 0/1 guage to 2 JL500.1 amps. i believe JL says 50 amp fuses before the amp. can i use those MINI ANL fuses with this or ONLY the blade-type will fit?

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[bikejunkie223 10+ year member]

he's right about the first 2, but not the third, there is a hell of a lot of wiring in the rear of the car with no fuses there, they are all at the front, since a short to ground in back will blow the fuse up front and current flow will stop. No you do not need to fuse any of the wires on the big 3, just your wire heading to your amp/distro block.

 

[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

he's right about the first 2, but not the third, there is a hell of a lot of wiring in the rear of the car with no fuses there, they are all at the front, since a short to ground in back will blow the fuse up front and current flow will stop. No you do not need to fuse any of the wires on the big 3, just your wire heading to your amp/distro block.

Pardon???? Yes, you should use a fuse on you batt + to alt.... if that wire shorts out on something you're going to have a shit ton of amperage flowing through it... and it will catch on fire.

(Do I personally have one on that wire in MY car... no, but I'm not telling him that.)

((Cause it's in parenthesis, which is like whispering in your ear, so he can't hear it you know...))

What happened to the Java based spell check? gaaaaayyy....

 

[95Prober 10+ year member]

to be safe, i guess ill buy another inline fuse.

but JL says when splitting the wire, 50 amps should be used. you think 80amps are okay? i havent seen many 50amp ANL fuses around

also, anyone have a wire chart so i can find out the correct fuse size for the "alt to batt." and "batt. to distro block" ??? im using 0/1, so i assume both fuses would be the same, since its the wire you must match the fuse size too