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<blockquote data-quote="phenryiv1" data-source="post: 2617343" data-attributes="member: 572008">Alright, I have an arguement that I need you guys to help me settle.After reading ALL 13 pages, it says in here numerous times to fuse to the wire, not to the alternator.&nbsp; Fair enough- I did that.&nbsp; I posted my pics and my writeup on a forum specific to my vehicle.&nbsp; In one of the pics, you can see my 200A fuse for the batt---&amp;gt;alternator wire.&nbsp; That sent people into a tizzy.&nbsp; Their argument:I responded that I had read on here and on sounddomain to fuse to the wire and not to the alternator.&nbsp; His response:Then, a second guy chimed in:So it got me thinking- WHY do we fuse to the wire and not to a rating just above the rated output capacity of the alternator?&nbsp; Since in theory, anything ABOVE the rated output from the Alt SHOULD blow your factory fuse, you have effectively sidestepped that safety device (the factory fuse) and now we have exposed the OEM electrical components to a spike or surge that it is not designed to take.I want to think that the advice that I get on a car audio forum is more accurate than that on a general automotive forums, as it applies to 12V matters, but I wanted to see if anyone here could give me some supporting info on WHY we fuse to the wire, regardless of the factory wiring and electronics capacities.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="phenryiv1, post: 2617343, member: 572008"] Alright, I have an arguement that I need you guys to help me settle. After reading ALL 13 pages, it says in here numerous times to fuse to the wire, not to the alternator. Fair enough- I did that. I posted my pics and my writeup on a forum specific to my vehicle. In one of the pics, you can see my 200A fuse for the batt--->alternator wire. That sent people into a tizzy. Their argument: I responded that I had read on here and on sounddomain to fuse to the wire and not to the alternator. His response: Then, a second guy chimed in: So it got me thinking- WHY do we fuse to the wire and not to a rating just above the rated output capacity of the alternator? Since in theory, anything ABOVE the rated output from the Alt SHOULD blow your factory fuse, you have effectively sidestepped that safety device (the factory fuse) and now we have exposed the OEM electrical components to a spike or surge that it is not designed to take. I want to think that the advice that I get on a car audio forum is more accurate than that on a general automotive forums, as it applies to 12V matters, but I wanted to see if anyone here could give me some supporting info on WHY we fuse to the wire, regardless of the factory wiring and electronics capacities. [/QUOTE]

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