sprkn_ranger Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 I'm saying that as long as you're electrical system is up to par for the amp, and your wire is the proper size for the amp, then your amp has no reason to need fuses for protection. If anything is to happen to the amp, it won't be because you didn't fuse your wire, it is because something went wrong internally in your amp that a fuse on your powere wire would not have been able to prevent. The only reason you fuse your wire is so in the event that your power wire becomes shorted out on the chassis (grounds out) then the fuse will blow before the wire heats up to the point of melting, or catching on fire. It's not there to protect your amps. Check out my build log! 4 Havocs in a blowthrough http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/187506-sprkn-rangers-blowthrough-build/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprkn_ranger Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 so youre saying that the fuses in the d block are not needed as long as I have it fused to the wire up front? You still need the fuses in the distro block because the smaller gauge wires that it splits into are rated for less amperage than the knu fleks you have...so the 360A of fuse you have on the knu fleks 1/0 won't blow if the smaller gauge wire, (which is rated at less than 360A) shorts out, and will melt/catch fire. Check out my build log! 4 Havocs in a blowthrough http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/187506-sprkn-rangers-blowthrough-build/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snafu Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Let me help . . . Tarball has provided the correct answer to your question. However, the T15001-bd will only accept 4 AWG. Tony Candela - SMD Sales & Marketing Email me at [email protected] to learn about becoming an SMD Partner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agreene Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 id get a 200- 250 amp fuse. does your wire run hot. i bet it does we dont want a fire, and since the 1500td takes 4 gauge get a distrubtion block or even better a battery, and 4 gauge is pushing the power for those amps together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprkn_ranger Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Let me help . . . Tarball has provided the correct answer to your question. However, the T15001-bd will only accept 4 AWG. Was I incorrect with the info I provided? I would love for you correct me if I am wrong Check out my build log! 4 Havocs in a blowthrough http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/187506-sprkn-rangers-blowthrough-build/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snafu Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Well, you didn't exactly answer the OP's question. Tarball did. Tony Candela - SMD Sales & Marketing Email me at [email protected] to learn about becoming an SMD Partner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprkn_ranger Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Well, you didn't exactly answer the OP's question. Tarball did. Ahhhh gotcha, I must have misunderstood what the op was asking. I was just making sure I wasn't giving out bad info...but I guess I didn't realize what the op was asking my fault. Check out my build log! 4 Havocs in a blowthrough http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/187506-sprkn-rangers-blowthrough-build/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GatiBeats Posted April 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 The T1500bdcp should accept 0 gauge with some 0 to 4 gauge reducers, shouldn't it? I don't have anything smaller than the flex 0. I was going to split into two runs of it at the dist block and use reducers to fit them into the amps Let me help . . . Tarball has provided the correct answer to your question. However, the T15001-bd will only accept 4 AWG. 06 pontiac grand prix alpine ida x100 rf t2 comps rf t1500, t400-2 knu 0 big 3 xs d3400 oct 11 tentatively: 2 obsidian 18 v2's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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