what size fuse for my amps please

[riddla 10+ year member]

Ok, I have not checked the fuses yet but i will be running 3 amps, 1 for bass, 1 for mid, 1 for treble active setup. My question is do I add up all the fuses ie 60 x 3 = 180 and then put the total of the sum 180 to the main fuse from the battery if im making sense just as an example please ?

the fuse holder currently has a 150 amp fuse in it

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[riddla 10+ year member]

im just trying to find out what size fuse i need, im not sure if my original question is the way to do it ?

 

[riddla 10+ year member]

150-200 is good.

ok, thanx, whats the benifit of a higher fuse out of interest

 

[riddla 10+ year member]

ok cool. ill just stick with what iv got then

 

[krisfnbz 10+ year member]

Just run 300 and be done with it.

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

Just run 300 and be done with it.

wtf for? the fuse is to protect the wire and if the fuse is bigger than what the wire can handle then you're going to end up with one krispy *** wire.

 

[05AztecRed 10+ year member]

gives you a rough estimate.

You are an idiot.

You NEVER fuse a wire for the amp UNLESS the amp has no fuses.

You ALWAYS fuse for the WIRE!

 

[riddla 10+ year member]

ok, this is what im using. Im using a fuse from the battery fitted with a 150amp fuse going to a 4 way distribution block as im running three amps. each fuse in the distribution block is 60amps.

Is this ok or am i asking for trouble please

 

[tee 10+ year member]

I think you should get 200A. Shouldn't the main fuse always have more amps than the fuses of the amps?

 

[patrick1202 10+ year member]

i have no fusing except for amps lol

 

[patrick1202 10+ year member]

You are an idiot.
You NEVER fuse a wire for the amp UNLESS the amp has no fuses.

You ALWAYS fuse for the WIRE!

wtf is this noob talking about he needs to stop giving advice!

 

[tee 10+ year member]

i have no fusing except for amps lol

That's crazy dude.

 

[patrick1202 10+ year member]

YEA IT is bad lol i have to get one soon bt the class i compete in with a second battery it helps with no fusing but i am gonna fuse soon its batt to batt wiring

 

[riddla 10+ year member]

no ones really answering my question ?