ugpbmx Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 i already have a ton of 1/0 from my co-worker. i also have 1/0 for the amp and everything. yea that's fine. you could run the 1/0 from your batt to your alt without a fuse, but if something shorts out or anything. the weakest link is going to fry. be it your wire, or alt, or worse. Quote MY TRUCK BUILD - 1976 F-100 Ranger. Fully built 482 big block, 4 DC lvl4 15's in a blowthrough, plenty of custom fabrication. MY HATCH BUILD - 1993 Honda Civic DX Hatchback . Clean daily driver, dropped, subtle customization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wastehog Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Really, you don't have to run a fuse. He doesn't run any fuses, because he trusts his wiring and such. Big competitors also don't run them. There is a reason for this. Fuses restict current flow. Another reason is, its cheaper to not have to buy, 15+ 1/0 fuse holders and fuses. Quote 1985 Chevy Silverado Black and Silver SBC 350/700r4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ugpbmx Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 true you dont have to run a fuse, its just a precaution. Quote MY TRUCK BUILD - 1976 F-100 Ranger. Fully built 482 big block, 4 DC lvl4 15's in a blowthrough, plenty of custom fabrication. MY HATCH BUILD - 1993 Honda Civic DX Hatchback . Clean daily driver, dropped, subtle customization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickass audio Posted August 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 yea, thats what i was thinking as well. Right now i only have my 200 amp fuse that is 3 feet from my batt to the fuse holder. then the 1/0 keeps going straight back to my cap (which i know is shit but it worked like a charm for my old school 500 watt amp) and from the cap right to the amp. so the fuse in my engine is all i have. the only thing i was thinking to do is that my amp is old and doesnt put out enough power i can feed my woofer so i was going to get an audioque 3500d.1 amp which takes 2 inputs of 0 gauge. i was thinking to keep the 250 amp fuse in my engine as well as having a xs power d3100 in my trunk (to replace the cap) and from the d3100, ill use a short run of 1/0 to the amp and have each positive have a 200 amp fuse. do you think that its too much power loss from using 3 fuses? i really dont need a car fire since i almost lost my car from it (stupid 4 gauge wire came loose on a "0/4 gauge compatible" anl fuse holder and caused it to get loose, melt the wire, and burn up without blowing the fuse at all. but let me know what you all think of what i plan to do when im upgrading the amp to the aq 3500d.1 Quote 2004 GMC Envoy1 XS power S3400 batt under the hood and 4 XS Power D3100's battery installed in the rear by the amps0 gauge power wire from front to backAlpine iva-w205 touchscreen dvd/cd/mp3/ipod/am/fm/gps headunitSundown Audio SAX-200.4 amp for my mids and highs8 gauge speaker wire from amp to woofer270 amp Mechman AltRockford Fosgate T1652-s component speakersRockford Fosgate 3Sixty.2 sound processorRca's from Rockford Fosgate and Monster Cable14 gauge speaker wire for the mids and highs1 18" Ascendant Audio SMD Dual 1 ohm with custom Black & Blue carbon fiber and hand signed dustcapBox: 5.66 cubic feet net volume box tuned to 30.13Hz with 1.5" wide wooden dowels and 1.5" thick baffle1 DC Audio 5.0k amp wired to .5 ohms nominal with an imp rise of 1.35 ohms for the single AA SMD 18"Future Vision 8000k 50w bi-xenon projector HID's with 4300k 35w fog lightsLink to my build: Buildupdates/progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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