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cheap insurance for sure. glad it was caught in time. Not to highjack the thread, but does anyone know if the remote turn on from the radio will pop the radio fuse if grounded out? that's the only unfused B+ in my system.

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cheap insurance for sure. glad it was caught in time. Not to highjack the thread, but does anyone know if the remote turn on from the radio will pop the radio fuse if grounded out? that's the only unfused B+ in my system.

Need to look at a wiring diagram for your specific vehicle to know that ;)

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I got a fuse after my front battery. None before back batts. But I have insurance for a reason, plus I want a new car lol.

Autocorrect fail

Why even waste any money on the front fuse and the time puttin it in? And hopefully the insurance can protect your family when you guys are sleeping at night and your car (which is a blazing inferno around 1:00 in the morning) catches your house on fire and your scrambling out in a panic (assuming you can wake up in time)

Not trying to be an ass, but shit can get serious real quick when you least expect it.

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Each one of these threads should be stickied so newcomers that might not know this stuff have a chance to see this.

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Thanks for the heads up. I'm going to be installing my Stinger volt meter in a couple of days and glad I saw this. But how big of a fuse should I use? I saw a 3 amp in that pic so would a 5 amp I have work fine?

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I got a fuse after my front battery. None before back batts. But I have insurance for a reason, plus I want a new car lol.

Autocorrect fail

Why even waste any money on the front fuse and the time puttin it in? And hopefully the insurance can protect your family when you guys are sleeping at night and your car (which is a blazing inferno around 1:00 in the morning) catches your house on fire and your scrambling out in a panic (assuming you can wake up in time)

Not trying to be an ass, but shit can get serious real quick when you least expect it.

Yeah. It took me less than 15 seconds to notice the smoke, run to the back of the car, and rip the wires out. Even at that, stuff was beginning to reach ignition temperature. And I was in a driveway doing 1mph when it happened. if you are sleeping / driving on the road, it will be more time. If it happens with a power wire, you can't exaactly rip it out in a hurry.

Each one of these threads should be stickied so newcomers that might not know this stuff have a chance to see this.

Better yet: a basic safety checklist ;)

Thanks for the heads up. I'm going to be installing my Stinger volt meter in a couple of days and glad I saw this. But how big of a fuse should I use? I saw a 3 amp in that pic so would a 5 amp I have work fine?

5 amp should work. IMHO, 1 amp should work. Those meters don't draw a ton of power. I jused 3 amp because that is what the fuse holder was rated at

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