to big of fuse?

[nickolas_j_t 10+ year member]

I bought the kicker 1/0 kit. It came with a 300 amp fuse. I just have stock stuff in my car(battery and alt). I'm running a JL 1000/1 and a RF P400-4.

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[thaster 10+ year member]

what is the grand total of the fuses of your amp?

 

[nickolas_j_t 10+ year member]

no clue

 

[thaster 10+ year member]

lol go look at your amps and add up all the fuse ratings from both amps. make sure not to forget one fuse

 

[nickolas_j_t 10+ year member]

I think its 180.

 

[jbizzle 5,000+ posts]

The fuse is there to protect the wire, not your amps.

The 300a fuse is fine, as that's what kickers wire is rated for.

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

The fuse is there to protect the wire, not your amps.
The 300a fuse is fine, as that's what kickers wire is rated for.

^^^THIS IS CORRECT^^

There is too much misinformation going around about fusing ATM.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/verymad.gif.3f39c5c2fd57527b671fad3efdfac756.gif

As long as the fuse rating is smaller than the wire's rating of which it is protecting, then it is perfect

 

[nickolas_j_t 10+ year member]

ok cool.

 

[JeepBeats96JGC 10+ year member]

The fuse is there to protect the wire, not your amps.
The 300a fuse is fine, as that's what kickers wire is rated for.

dont take this the wrong way im not trying to be a douche, just curious. if the fuse is only there to protect the wire why isnt every fuse in the fuse box of a car all the same size?

 

[dman4486 5,000+ posts]

dont take this the wrong way im not trying to be a douche, just curious. if the fuse is only there to protect the wire why isnt every fuse in the fuse box of a car all the same size?

because the output side of the fuse box has a lot of different size wires

 

[swangin68 10+ year member]

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