Does direction of an inline fuse matter?

[Jakeeck 10+ year member]

my inline fuse by my battery to my amp power wire has arrows on it.. no clue what they are there for .. does it matter which way i put it?

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[HypnoticCure 10+ year member]

generally, not at all. However if it has arrows just roll with um....

 

[shaneb 10+ year member]

nope.

 

[Cabin_Pressure 10+ year member]

Shouldnt matter, but if it has arrows, use em. Never seen a directional fuse, but that doesnt mean it doesnt have a reason for the arrows.

 

[Jakeeck 10+ year member]

Shouldnt matter, but if it has arrows, use em. Never seen a directional fuse, but that doesnt mean it doesnt have a reason for the arrows.

thats the thing tho.. i dont even know what the arrows are for.. if i had to say i would guess the arrows are supposed to point towards the battery?

 

[Cabin_Pressure 10+ year member]

What type fuse, what class? ANL, etc.

 

[MHS3 10+ year member]

thats the thing tho.. i dont even know what the arrows are for.. if i had to say i would guess the arrows are supposed to point towards the battery?

Arrows are for the power flow... It doesn't matter but point them the way the power is going to flow... toward the AMP...

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

sounds like a marketing thing to me. similar to directional RCA's, but as others have said - I would install it as it indicates, which I'm guessing is pointing toward the amp.

 

[Rashaddd 5,000+ posts]

lol

 

[shellshocked 10+ year member]

Fuses don't have a polarity so it would not matter. I can only think of one reason it might have a polarity and that is if it has some type of indicator (ie an led) to show if it is blown.

 

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

sounds like a marketing thing to me. similar to directional RCA's, but as others have said - I would install it as it indicates, which I'm guessing is pointing toward the amp.

the directional RCAs are because of the grounded shields; source side

 

[n2audio 5,000+ posts]

the one ended shielded cables would be the exception, but a few years ago A LOT of the "high end" cables were being marketed as directional even though there was nothing about them that was directional.

 

[Corey69 10+ year member]

It must be pointed north.