Fuse for 4/0?

[notoriousroc1 10+ year member]

What size ANL fuse should I be looking for for 4/0 gauge wire? It will be for the BIG3 and a T10001bd. Plus a 4-channel down the road.

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[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

Why on earth would you run 4/0 for 1kw ?

 

[lostdaytomorrow 10+ year member]

More importantly, good luck find fuse holders and ring terminals.

I'd say use the fuse size for the rating of the wire... Check the charts on BCAE

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

More importantly, good luck find fuse holders and ring terminals.

I'd say use the fuse size for the rating of the wire... Check the charts on BCAE

Running 4/0 in a car is useless.

1/0 can handle ~4kw on a good electrical (300A.) Add multiple runs of quality 1/0 and you can have all the power you'll need.

 

[Ignatowski 5,000+ posts]

they do make 4/0 fuse holders .....ANN fuses go up to 500 amps usually

BUT your in the super overkill zone not too mention spending alot of money

on cable and parts that are hard to work with and not needed

 

[KINGDELL91 10+ year member]

Ummmm do you plan on upgrading or something???

 

[pr-festiva 10+ year member]

My 4/0 wires were cheaper then any of the 1/0 i could find in the area car audio shops.The ring terminals were also easy to find.I had to cut the fuse holders cap a little bit but it works.The only problem is going to be crimping the terminals,soldering is much easyer.I agree 4/0 is over kill for a thousand watts.I got 4/0 so i dont have to worry about the wire when i switch amps.Maybe he ment 4Ga and not 4/0 just a thought

 

[Enellz 10+ year member]

thats overkill. Like you ran over a dog, put your car in reverse did it again, then put it in drive, did it again, and drove off.

 

[brtnboarder3241 5,000+ posts]

thats overkill. Like you ran over a dog, put your car in reverse did it again, then put it in drive, did it again, and drove off.

then repeated.

 

[Duke 10+ year member]

Weldingsupply.com for the crimper. Type in 840l in the search. Lenco sledge tool.

Blue Sea Systems makes larger ANL type fuses. You can usually find up to 500 amp ones on Ebay.

If you get 4/0 cheaper than 1/0, then its not overkill and its not unnecessary. Sometimes doing one run of bigger wire is cheaper and takes up less space or around the same than multiple runs of smaller wire, while still carrying the same, if not more current.

 

[casper97ta 10+ year member]

here's a link for some fuses and holders to accommodate 4/0

https://www.vtewarehouse.com/content/electromech/fuse/html/anl/anb753.php

https://www.vtewarehouse.com/content/electromech/fuse/html/anl/anlfuse.php

 

[mazzasec 5,000+ posts]

i think he did mean 4 gauge and not 4/0

 

[notoriousroc1 10+ year member]

i think he did mean 4 gauge and not 4/0

thanks for the link guys. no, its actually 4/0 gauge. i got a good deal on it so i picked it up. i think i put it up in the classifieds and get some 1/0 KNU

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

Now here's some flixible stuff