SnowDrifter Posted April 11, 2014 Report Posted April 11, 2014 As long as your wire's sheathed in heat-resistant covering, then you shouldn't have your wire ground out. I didn't when I was running two OEM batteries in my '98 Sierra ext, but I only had the 0gauge in there for about 5 months. It's not that big of a risk, but the danger is extreme. It's kinda like sex with condoms or sex with birth control & condoms :/ So heat resistant covering will magically prevent the wire from being chafed through or being pinched in the event of a collision? ~~~~~~~~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
HopenCagen Posted April 11, 2014 Author Report Posted April 11, 2014 ok yeah im just gonna go ahead and wait to buy the fuse, should i get a 300 amp fuse or w.e?
SnowDrifter Posted April 11, 2014 Report Posted April 11, 2014 Fuse at or a couple amps above your alternator's rating, with the fuse close to the battery ~~~~~~~~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
smashedz28 Posted April 11, 2014 Report Posted April 11, 2014 Fuse at or a couple amps above your alternator's rating, with the fuse close to the battery Why not fuse to what the wire is capable of?
HopenCagen Posted April 11, 2014 Author Report Posted April 11, 2014 Fuse at or a couple amps above your alternator's rating, with the fuse close to the battery Why not fuse to what the wire is capable of? im assuming because the alternator cant put out more than what its rated , so there would be no point in putting a fuse much larger i think
SnowDrifter Posted April 11, 2014 Report Posted April 11, 2014 Fuse at or a couple amps above your alternator's rating, with the fuse close to the battery Why not fuse to what the wire is capable of? Why would you? If you know know the wire is only to be carrying a maximum of 120 amps from a 120 amp alternator, the only thing fusing to 300a would do is delay the amount of time between a short circuit and a blowing fuse. I like to use the smallest fuses possible for an application because of this. Big car audio fuses don't blow immediately like a 5 or 15 amp fuse form your glove box would. They are referred to as "slow blow" fuses and can take some time to actually interrupt the current ~~~~~~~~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
HopenCagen Posted April 11, 2014 Author Report Posted April 11, 2014 as far as brands go for fuses , would it really matter? was looking at these, i see they are gold plated which could just be shit. idk opinions? http://www.amazon.com/4PCS-150AMP-150A-Plated-Audio/dp/B0090WMX22/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1397189741&sr=1-5&keywords=150+amp+fuse
SnowDrifter Posted April 11, 2014 Report Posted April 11, 2014 Those should work fine ~~~~~~~~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
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