my convo with crutchfield

[bsean63 10+ year member]

Time Details

06/19/2008 01:16:23PM Session Started with Agent (Keith)

06/19/2008 01:16:25PM Agent (Keith): "Hi, my name is Keith. How may I help you today?"

06/19/2008 01:17:07PM sean: "hello i have a question about the sizes of fuses ill need for my disribution block and inline fuse"

06/19/2008 01:17:32PM Agent (Keith): "Sure. Which model amps are you using in your system?"

06/19/2008 01:18:02PM sean: "alpine m1000, and aura force 250-a"

06/19/2008 01:18:24PM Agent (Keith): "What's the fuse rating on the Aura amp?"

06/19/2008 01:19:57PM sean: "30a"

06/19/2008 01:20:56PM Agent (Keith): "Okay, what type of fuses do your fuse holder and block use?"

06/19/2008 01:21:11PM sean: "regular ANL style"

06/19/2008 01:22:14PM Agent (Keith): "Okay, you would need a 150 amp fuse for your fuse holder:"

06/19/2008 01:22:17PM Agent (Keith) sends page: "http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Product/Item/Main.aspx?search=anl+fuse&i=211FANL150" thats a 150A

06/19/2008 01:22:45PM Agent (Keith): "Does your block have separate ANL fuses for each amp?"

06/19/2008 01:22:54PM sean: "yes"

06/19/2008 01:23:08PM Agent (Keith): "You could use this fuse for the Alpine amp:"

06/19/2008 01:23:11PM Agent (Keith) sends page: "http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Product/Item/Main.aspx?i=211FANL100&search=anl+fuse&tp=1806" thats a 100A

06/19/2008 01:23:26PM Agent (Keith): "But we don't have one small enough for the Aura amp."

06/19/2008 01:23:57PM sean: "what would be the harm in using a bigger fuse?"

06/19/2008 01:24:18PM Agent (Keith): "If you use too large of a fuse then it wouldn't blow if you have a problem with the amp."

06/19/2008 01:24:52PM sean: "oh soo i could use like 150a in all three spots?"

06/19/2008 01:25:53PM Agent (Keith): "No, that's not a good idea."

06/19/2008 01:26:12PM sean: "may i ask why?"

06/19/2008 01:27:14PM Agent (Keith): "Again, if you use too large of a fuse it won't blow if there's a problem with the amp and that can damage your amp further and it would also be a fire hazard."

06/19/2008 01:28:50PM sean: "ohh so i need a smaller fuse forthe Aura amp? like 50A?"

06/19/2008 01:28:57PM Agent (Keith): "Correct."

06/19/2008 01:29:05PM sean: "ok thank you"

06/19/2008 01:29:07PM Agent (Keith): "No problem. If you decide to place your order online, please include my name, Keith, as your Advisor."

06/19/2008 01:29:18PM Agent (Keith): "Thanks for chatting. Have a nice day."

06/19/2008 01:29:29PM sean: "u 2"

06/19/2008 01:29:30PM Session Ended

I know its prolly hard to read but basically he is saying a 150 for the fuse holder, a 100 for the distro to alpine m1000, and a 50A from the distro to the aura amp.... now is keith right about this..??

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[jdawg90 10+ year member]

lol ur making me want to **** with crutchfield people in the chat...

anyways i dont see why it wouldnt.... you dont even really need a fuse in the distro block but they obviously dont hurt anything

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

He seems right, //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[bsean63 10+ year member]

i usually **** withthem real bad ill have to start posting those up

 

[kovemaster559 5,000+ posts]

hes right.

 

[kovemaster559 5,000+ posts]

You should have made the convo sexy.

 

[bsean63 10+ year member]

hahahaha will do that next time

 

[Echo42987 10+ year member]

it sounds good to me

 

[bsean63 10+ year member]

so use the sizes he suggested?

 

[kovemaster559 5,000+ posts]

so use the sizes he suggested?

it doesnt hurt to use a bit bigger then suggested. I NEVER USE FUSES!

 

[bsean63 10+ year member]

it doesnt hurt to use a bit bigger then suggested. I NEVER USE FUSES!

soo 2 100a in the distro and 150 under the hood?

 

[bsean63 10+ year member]

??

 

[budahbuddy803 10+ year member]

it doesnt hurt to use a bit bigger then suggested. I NEVER USE FUSES!

why dont you use fuses??? fuses are like condoms, they **** at the moment but may save you a BUNCH of money in the long run...

 

[profundus-sanus 10+ year member]

if the amps are fused internally then you should really only be fusing to protect the wire...

 

[bsean63 10+ year member]

so what size then? ^^^^^^^