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Installing a new amp - Fuse Question.
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<blockquote data-quote="maylar" data-source="post: 8445067" data-attributes="member: 541144"><p>The fuse near the battery is to protect the WIRE itself, in case it gets shorted to ground somewhere. It should be sized for the gage of the wire. An 8 gage wire is rated for 40 amps, that's what size fuse you should use. A 10 gage wire is good to 30 amps.</p><p></p><p>The fuses in your amp protect the amp, and don't necessarily relate to the maximum power the amp requires. If your amp required 60 amps of battery current it would require a 4 gage wire fused for 70 - 80 amps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="maylar, post: 8445067, member: 541144"] The fuse near the battery is to protect the WIRE itself, in case it gets shorted to ground somewhere. It should be sized for the gage of the wire. An 8 gage wire is rated for 40 amps, that's what size fuse you should use. A 10 gage wire is good to 30 amps. The fuses in your amp protect the amp, and don't necessarily relate to the maximum power the amp requires. If your amp required 60 amps of battery current it would require a 4 gage wire fused for 70 - 80 amps. [/QUOTE]
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