Quick Question Fuse Size

[multimaster 10+ year member]

Hey,

I'm running 2 amps one 440 watt and one 1600watt I need to order a distro block and was wondering what size inline fuses should i get. Thanks

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[bsean63 10+ year member]

you mean fuses for the distro or inline fuses????

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

What size wire do you have between the battery and distro?

The fuse is to protect the line if the amps already have fuses:fyi:

 

[multimaster 10+ year member]

Oh ummm...fuses for the distro....my bad I have a 250amp fuse between battery and distro

 

[bsean63 10+ year member]

go with 250 then

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

Oh ummm...fuses for the distro....my bad I have a 250amp fuse between battery and distro

I would recommend a non fused distro

 

[hemi=22s 10+ year member]

go with 250 then

only if ur amps have built in fuses, if they do not then use fuses that your amp manufacturer recommends (varies from amp to amp so u might need 2 different sizes)

 

[multimaster 10+ year member]

the highest I can get is 150. My distro block keeps melting on the subwoofer side. Is this becuase I'm using too big of a fuse or just becuase it's 90 ****in degrees out everyday

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

the highest I can get is 150. My distro block keeps melting on the subwoofer side. Is this becuase I'm using too big of a fuse or just becuase it's 90 ****in degrees out everyday

sounds like you have something else wrong

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

You really believe 90 degree weather would melt a distribution block?

Fuse to the size of the wire it is meant to protect.

 

[hemi=22s 10+ year member]

yeah that doesnt sound good man, any of the wire going in/out not in the distro properly that will cause the plastic to melt if enough is running thru a shitty connection

(i.e. ur not trying to stick a 0 awg cable in a 4 awg distro right)

 

[multimaster 10+ year member]

Dman you mean somehting like this?

http://knukonceptz.com/productDetail.cfm?prodID=KND-23

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

Dman you mean somehting like this?
http://knukonceptz.com/productDetail.cfm?prodID=KND-23

that is what I was talking about, yes...but you need to figure out what is wrong first

 

[multimaster 10+ year member]

Ok lemme clear this up so I don't get confused

It's one 0 gauge going into 2 4 gauge wires. so fused or non fused?

(this is the third one in 2 years to melt, Obviously it's not just the weather it's a combination of heat not escaping the trunk and me prolly pushing the system too hard.)

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

if the amps are fused, I would go nonfused distro....

what amps are you running?