Pokey Posted November 26, 2006 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 yea like ray said. some wires pass through the fuse box, some dont. mine doesnt. just add on to the existing wires like he said. do that with all the upgrades with the big 3. leave everything alone, just add. another thing, ive heard sometimes if theres a short in your electrical system, ur battery can explode. That is true...I saw the aftermath of that happening. It ain't pretty. Happened to an 05 Galant. The guy hooked up his system himself instead of the shop where he bought it all from. Well he ran the power wire through the fold down back seat and wasn't careful not to pinch it off when the seat was up. Well that happened and it arc'd...bad. So bad it melted the wire all along the drivers side of the car where he ran the wire, through the door jamb, where it also melted the wires for the windows, power locks, and power mirrors. Went through the firewall, into the fusebox, which blew up, and to the battery, which blew up. It got so hot that the paint on the drivers side fender blistered, melted all the plastic the wire touched along the way, and the battery acid ate up his engine compartment. All because he put the fuse between the amp and back seat, not closer to the battery like he should have done. He paid $11,000 for the car brand new (05 model close out) and did over $6000 in damage within a week. So yeah, batteries can explode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmz2711 Posted November 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 That is true...I saw the aftermath of that happening. It ain't pretty. Happened to an 05 Galant. The guy hooked up his system himself instead of the shop where he bought it all from. Well he ran the power wire through the fold down back seat and wasn't careful not to pinch it off when the seat was up. Well that happened and it arc'd...bad. So bad it melted the wire all along the drivers side of the car where he ran the wire, through the door jamb, where it also melted the wires for the windows, power locks, and power mirrors. Went through the firewall, into the fusebox, which blew up, and to the battery, which blew up. It got so hot that the paint on the drivers side fender blistered, melted all the plastic the wire touched along the way, and the battery acid ate up his engine compartment. All because he put the fuse between the amp and back seat, not closer to the battery like he should have done. He paid $11,000 for the car brand new (05 model close out) and did over $6000 in damage within a week. So yeah, batteries can explode. damn man, that sucks. destoyed a brand new car at least he got a good deal on it($11,000 brand new).... Quote Nobody makes me bleed my own blood, NOBODY!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted November 26, 2006 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 well not fuse a 15ft run is stupid. big difference form not fuse just the run under the hood. some people are going to tell you to fuse it and some are going to say dont fuse it.. who's right? well, technically yeah you should fuse any wire that carries any type of load. I never have fused a alt charge wire. I have doen a "FEW" big 3 upgrades over my years. .......lol @ few do whatever makes you feel comfortable mang enjoy car audio.. Quote 2008 California state record holder 157.2 Bassrace2009 California state record holder 157.0 BassraceRollin 50's 158.7db2009 King of Cali Bassrace2009 USACi score 160.5 @ 42hz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiofanaticz Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 Well my stock wire that goes from my alt to my bat + is not going through any fuse box, I dont want to fry my 300amp alt, or my redtop, so I got a 250amp stinger breaker on it. I see that Meade himself also has his big 3 fused. Ive also read tons of times to fuse it. So theres a bunch of people doing it. Why take the risk of frying a $3000 amp, or a $400 alt, or even a $140 battery when it can be prevented? Right? right. If you got a spare fuse or breaker do it, Its not going to take you but and extra 5 minutes. Not trying to be harsh or anything, but if its worth doing, do it right the first time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 Exactly. That guy did put a fuse in his car though...he just put it in the trunk about a foot away from the amp instead of under the hood like he should have. So when the wire pinched that's why it went to the fuse box and battery without stopping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiofanaticz Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 heh. I got a 250 amp breaker on my + for my big 3. I got another 250 under my hood that goes from my front batt to my rear. Then I got a stinger digital readout amp/volt thing with a 300 amp between my rear batt and my amp. I guess Im all fused up :^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 A fuse is to protect the wire, nothing else. Period. Very basic stuff here, the fuse doesnt care if its connected to a million $$$ amp... Its purpose is to stop that wire from burning the car down. Glad your all done with that. Quote 2008 California state record holder 157.2 Bassrace2009 California state record holder 157.0 BassraceRollin 50's 158.7db2009 King of Cali Bassrace2009 USACi score 160.5 @ 42hz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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