Circuit Breaker vs Fuse

[dereileak]

you can get 300 amp fuses for 1.50 - 2 dollars a piece, plus they rarely blow, if your blowing fuses you really should have another run of wire anyways

[uhoh_45]

i didnt read any of this thread just wanted share this info with whoever wants to listen

my friend had a circuit breaker malfunction and went up on fire and bamn 6 level 4s dead and half his blazer

[illiniboy17]

you can get 300 amp fuses for 1.50 - 2 dollars a piece, plus they rarely blow, if your blowing fuses you really should have another run of wire anyways

they rarely blow because most people arent sending 300 amps of current through their wires, so in theory you have too big of a fuse, so really you could fuck something up without the fuse even popping at all

[Miggz96]

Sh!t, i need to check my topics more often. Thanks for the info guys. If i was going to use them it would of been for my amps. I would of properly fused the battery's. Ill see what i can get a better deal on and go for that.

[Autruche]

you can get 300 amp fuses for 1.50 - 2 dollars a piece, plus they rarely blow, if your blowing fuses you really should have another run of wire anyways

they rarely blow because most people arent sending 300 amps of current through their wires, so in theory you have too big of a fuse, so really you could fuck something up without the fuse even popping at all

Fuses aren't there to limit current draw, you can easily draw more than 300 amps through a 300 amp fuse in a short burst, but they aren't meant to pop from current draw, they are meant to pop from heat. If your power wire grounds itself then it can get hot enough to start something on fire, that's what the fuses is there to stop.

[Purplehaze]

I used circuit breakers instead of fuses. Like someone else said, if everything is right, and your not constantly flipping it back on, then they work fine. Houses use them, and w/ a lot more current than is in our cars. Sure they can f*ck up, but so can a fuse. If they were THAT dangerous, everyone would still have fuse boxes in their house. And yes, houses AND cars have burnt b/c of breakers. But they have also burnt b/c of fuses, too. My opinion is, if you do it right, either one will work fine. It's more a matter of what you want.

BTW - pm me if your still looking at them, I have 2 extra 200a Stinger cb's I'll let go pretty cheap, and they are still brand new in the box.