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Location of power amp main fuse
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<blockquote data-quote="F.A.M." data-source="post: 105894" data-attributes="member: 545875"><p>The fuse box services 2 functions, to protect the amp/amps and to protect the car.</p><p></p><p>The fuse is made to pop when you have a short somewhere in the power line to prevent current from travelling down the power cable. Now lets say that you have the fuse box back in the truck and you have a short. The fuse will pop but you will still have live current running all the way back to the fuse box. If the short is somewhere, lets say under the rear seat, it could heat up that area and maybe cause a fire in your car (this is VERY bad).</p><p></p><p>Now lets say that the fuse was under the hood and the short was under the rear seat. The fuse would still pop, but now, the current does not travel all the way to under the seat, since the fuse is under the hood (preferably near the battery), and you are safe against a fire breaking out.</p><p></p><p>Now to answer your question, does it matter?</p><p></p><p>No, not really, you can have it anywere you like. But based on the info you just got, use your best judgement. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="F.A.M., post: 105894, member: 545875"] The fuse box services 2 functions, to protect the amp/amps and to protect the car. The fuse is made to pop when you have a short somewhere in the power line to prevent current from travelling down the power cable. Now lets say that you have the fuse box back in the truck and you have a short. The fuse will pop but you will still have live current running all the way back to the fuse box. If the short is somewhere, lets say under the rear seat, it could heat up that area and maybe cause a fire in your car (this is VERY bad). Now lets say that the fuse was under the hood and the short was under the rear seat. The fuse would still pop, but now, the current does not travel all the way to under the seat, since the fuse is under the hood (preferably near the battery), and you are safe against a fire breaking out. Now to answer your question, does it matter? No, not really, you can have it anywere you like. But based on the info you just got, use your best judgement. [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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