Guest Fi-Beat-Down Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 ok on the alt to the battery, do i Have to fuse it between the two ? i have a stock alt, shity 75-80 amps.. what should i do and if i need to fuse it what size do i need. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tacomabanga1986 Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 well a good rule of thumb is anything thats carrying a load more than 5amp needs to be fused someweres and its just for safty, when i done the big three on my geo i fused the wire comein from alt to battery, my alt is around 75-80 amps n i put a 80 amp fuse in it, for an alt its best to go a lil over the amp rating on alt so if the amp trys to put out more current than rated it might blow the fuse, ied do someweres around a 80amp maxi or a 100amp anl fuse with atleast 4-0guage goin from alt to battery, i just got a small setup in my geo so i just done the big three in 4guage, ima do a big three in my truck with 0guage sometime soon tho just gotta figure out were all the wires go from battery tho, my voltage in my truck at idle is 14.4-14.5 or so with a 0guage ground and seems to work fine, but ied fuse it tho, better safe than sorry Quote here's a link to my system 99 toyota tacoma , 2 mtx 8000 1504's in a sealed downfire , 1000w memphis amp here's a link to my other system my 90 geo prizm test car heres a thread i got of new songs u can dl that are legal = Some Good Bangage/you Can Dl These Free And Legit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 ugh...i get so tired reading your posts that i usually dont read them all. just one big paragraph. abbreviations are your friend however, doing the big 3, yes you do. you want to fuse the wire with a fuse as big as the amp rating on your alt. my 200 amp alt has a 200 amp fuse in the wire for example Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fi-Beat-Down Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 well a good rule of thumb is anything thats carrying a load more than 5amp needs to be fused someweres and its just for safty, when i done the big three on my geo i fused the wire comein from alt to battery, my alt is around 75-80 amps n i put a 80 amp fuse in it, for an alt its best to go a lil over the amp rating on alt so if the amp trys to put out more current than rated it might blow the fuse, ied do someweres around a 80amp maxi or a 100amp anl fuse with atleast 4-0guage goin from alt to battery, i just got a small setup in my geo so i just done the big three in 4guage, ima do a big three in my truck with 0guage sometime soon tho just gotta figure out were all the wires go from battery tho, my voltage in my truck at idle is 14.4-14.5 or so with a 0guage ground and seems to work fine, but ied fuse it tho, better safe than sorry thanks alot, well ima look around for some better fuses, all i have is 60 i think, but yeah im dimming and in need of more power, im using a hc 1800, yet i still feel like i dont have enough juice, headlights dim and inside lights dim hard this should help thow right... big time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fi-Beat-Down Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 ugh...i get so tired reading your posts that i usually dont read them all. just one big paragraph. abbreviations are your friend however, doing the big 3, yes you do. you want to fuse the wire with a fuse as big as the amp rating on your alt. my 200 amp alt has a 200 amp fuse in the wire for example lol, thanks for READING,.. i needed some re assurance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacomabanga1986 Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 sry i type to much i just like to get out what ima say in one post rather than 3 words per post, but ya should help a tone man, and helps car run more effiecnt gettin more juice to spart plugs, my geo ran better with big three rather than without it, aw gl mane Quote here's a link to my system 99 toyota tacoma , 2 mtx 8000 1504's in a sealed downfire , 1000w memphis amp here's a link to my other system my 90 geo prizm test car heres a thread i got of new songs u can dl that are legal = Some Good Bangage/you Can Dl These Free And Legit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 lol, thanks for READING,.. i needed some re assurance lol my bad, didnt mean your posts. meant tacoma's posts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95_1500 Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 (edited) *Typed minutes after hanging up with Dom Iraggi* Umm not to bust your guys balls or anything but as i understand the fuse rating on the big 3 is to protect the WIRE. Using a fuse based on your alt is pointless considering your alt puts out current doesnt receive it. So therefore assuming youre using 1/0 a 300 amp fuse is optimal. Edited December 10, 2008 by 95_100 Quote Original Build http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/index.php?showtopic=24095 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fi-Beat-Down Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 *Typed minutes after hanging up with Dom Iraggi*Umm not to bust your guys balls or anything but as i understand the fuse rating on the big 3 is to protect the WIRE. Using a fuse based on your alt is pointless considering your alt puts out current doesnt receive it. So therefore assuming youre using 1/0 a 300 amp fuse is optimal. i dont understand what you mean? so its pointless to use one period ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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