fuse question

[sue bee 10+ year member]

what happens if the fuse is too big for a given application? like i only need a 60 fuse and have like a 3000 fuse.

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[skadude016 5,000+ posts]

1st good luck finding a 3000 amp fuse //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

2nd you will just allow more amperage to pass through that wire. i suppose it could blow the fuses on your amp. never happend to me though.

 

[sue bee 10+ year member]

so worst case scenario is that it will blow the fuse, right? my car won't burn down if i have too big of a fuse going to the engine bay or whatever, right?

 

[sue bee 10+ year member]

and if its too small it won't work right?

 

[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

if your fuse is to small then you will not let enough current through as what it wants to draw and they will blow fast. if your fuse is to big, you could let to much through and either blow the fuses on the amp or maybe even damage the amp. the whole point of having a fuse by your battery is to prevent any current problem as quick as you can, thats why you should have a properly sized fuse.

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

I'm surprised this hasn't been said: DO NOT have a fuse larger than the wire can handle. If something happens, YOUR CAR WILL BURN.