Sutliff Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Personal opinions, or factual info, on fuses - whether round, barrel-type or ANL, etc. - vs. circuit breaker use in car audio ...?? Zeke '14 2003 Chevy Monte Carlo SS Vehicle Details & Mod List: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/garage/vehicle/1703-chevrolet-monte-carlo-ss/ Audio Build Log: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/143276-2003-chevy-monte-carlo-ss-audio-build-ib-build Pioneer FH-P8000BT Infinity Kappa Perfect 6.1 Fi IB3 (Two 12", 2-ohm SVC) RF T400-2 & T500-1bdCP MechMan S Series 240A XS Power D3400 & D975 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S15_Silvia Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Every time a circuit breaker trips, the amp load at which it will later trip goes down slightly. This is because the nature of a breaker- they're based on how hot a piece of current-carrying metal inside them gets. Repeated heat cycles of the metal results in lower tolerances each time. 2016 Subaru BRZ | Sony XAV-AX100 | Rockford Fosgate DSM 4080 & DSM 40ix | On 6/6/2012 at 6:32 PM, 'LZTYBRN' said: 3. Don't put speakers outside the car unless you are the ice cream man. My feedback thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballen194 Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 ive never used breakers but only have heard stories of problems like tripping before a rated load hits it etc. just stick to your basic anl fuse and forget about it. 98 Isuzu Rodeo Pioneer Deh-6300ub SUBS*Upcoming* SSA Xcon 18 4th order AMP Banda 3500 Mids/Highs Pioneer EQ Clarion EQS746 ETC. Two 1/0 run's KnuKoncepts 1/0 big 3 Shuriken BT-100 under the hood Shuriken BT-120 in the back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowDrifter Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Fuses, by design, are failure proof. It is impossible for it to not work. Breakers on the other hand, can fail. Not common, but not unheard of. Plus fuses are cheaper. Unless you have a specific application where you are constantly applying and cutting power to a circuit, use a fuse. If you need a switch you can get some fuse blocks that make fuse removal very easy. Or you can get a manually operated battery switch/isolator. Would serve the same function as a breaker but with the reliability of a fuse. ~~~~~~~~SAY NO TO PHOTOBUCKET~~~~~~~~ Snow's DD-1 tracks here: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/167433-snows-dd-1-tracks/ My take on OFC vs CCA: https://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/110381-things-that-piss-you-off-in-the-car-audio-world/?do=findComment&comment=2461444 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEALTH808 Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 breakers that fail are common. ive changed quite a few from customers cars. TEAM SUNDOWN HAWAIIHAWAIICARAUDIO.NET 150Db Club 160Db club in the future I see krakin as a threat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockford96 Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Every time a circuit breaker trips, the amp load at which it will later trip goes down slightly. This is because the nature of a breaker- they're based on how hot a piece of current-carrying metal inside them gets. Repeated heat cycles of the metal results in lower tolerances each time. huh i never knew that thanks for putting that out there man! My setup, Digital Designs M80 3 Re audio 10's ported tuned to 36 hz Kenwood x-696 SHCA 0 gauge Polk audio coax running off hu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.