fuse after distribution block?

[simplesine 10+ year member]

Is it necessary to put fuses on the power wires after the distribution block ( 2 seperate fuses) if you have a fuse before the distribution block ( a foot from battery under the hood)?

Also is it o.k to use a 5 guage main power wire that divides into an 8 guage power wire and a 9 guage power wire? The wire kit is rated for 700 watts but I wil only have about 600.

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[johnecon2001 5,000+ posts]

gauge wise, you should be fine. for fuses.. yes you need them, but just get a fused distro block and fuse them there.

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

Deffinitly get the fused distro block, if you dont already have one. But if you have a distro block already then fuse the wires seperately.

 

[simplesine 10+ year member]

Well I bought the kit at walmart and it came with a regualr dist. block but I think I'll go ahead and buy the fused one

 

[AVSTANG02]

wtf kind of distroblock isnt fused?

they sell those?

must be for only same gauge wiring.

 

[Spud2388 10+ year member]

Schosche makes them. It comes in the Wal-Mart kit that has everything for 2 amps. It accepts one 4 guage and two 8 guage. The actual wires that come with the kit are 5 guage and 9 guage. Its not fused.

 

[zachzchw 5,000+ posts]

Schosche makes them. It comes in the Wal-Mart kit that has everything for 2 amps. It accepts one 4 guage and two 8 guage. The actual wires that come with the kit are 5 guage and 9 guage. Its not fused.

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Stuff like this may be why you never hear Scosche recommended......I cant imagine how their subs must sound.....

 

[ToyTundra 10+ year member]

wtf kind of distroblock isnt fused?
they sell those?

must be for only same gauge wiring.

They're used for grounding multiple amps at one location

 

[Mr. Opportunist 10+ year member]

i dont run a fused distro block and mines been working fine...

 

[AVSTANG02]

if you go from a larger gauge and split off into a smaller gauge without a fuse infront...

those thinner wires would burn right up if they get the chance.

 

[Mr. Opportunist 10+ year member]

if you go from a larger gauge and split off into a smaller gauge without a fuse infront...
those thinner wires would burn right up if they get the chance.

i go from 1/0 to 4ga, the fuse holder would be bigger then the amt of 4ga im using.

 

[AVSTANG02]

i go from 1/0 to 4ga, the fuse holder would be bigger then the amt of 4ga im using.

huh? ahh nm whocares...

 

[simplesine 10+ year member]

if you go from a larger gauge and split off into a smaller gauge without a fuse infront...
those thinner wires would burn right up if they get the chance.

see that's what i was worried about. i think i'll shell out the extra money for a fused one.

and whoever said scosche doesnt have a good rep, who cares? it's wire, and wire is wire (even though it is a wierd guage size, it should still work cuz i wont be using as much watts as the wire can handle anyway) u just wont see me using their subs or speakers. a RF kit almost exactly the same as the scosche one cost $85 more........$25>$110

 

[JaysonR 10+ year member]

The kit actually says it's 5 gauge, weird huh. Anyway, isn't 100A in the inline fuse too big?

 

[adam71 5,000+ posts]

i go from 1/0 to 4ga, the fuse holder would be bigger then the amt of 4ga im using.

You may haven't had a problem yet but if you ever short anything out, EVERYTHING connected to that dist. block will fry as well. The whole point of a fused dist block so that if anything did go wrong all your individual amps will be protected. Anytime you go down in gauge size you should have a fuse. Just a rule of thumb.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif