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Reply With Quotethe M2 can draw up to 15A, so the fuse on your power wire should be 15A (or more). the actual fuse [rating] you use should be no higher than the maximum ampacity of the wire gauge you use to power and ground your M2.
I have an M2 power supply. I need to know what size of in-line fuse to use at the battery. All I had on hand at the initial hookup time was a 3A and a 15A, so I used the 3A which did ok with just the computer and hd hooked up. But tonight when I added my 10" touchscreen the fuse blew.
The M2 has a 15A fuse on board.
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the M2 can draw up to 15A, so the fuse on your power wire should be 15A (or more). the actual fuse [rating] you use should be no higher than the maximum ampacity of the wire gauge you use to power and ground your M2.
Well I used 16 gauge wire cause that is what the leads that came with the power supply was.
2004 F150 STX Heritage:
Parts:
ASUS E35M1-I Fusion AMD 1.6GHz DC ~$114
Patriot 32GB SSD ~$80
Kingston 4GB ~$25
1/2" MDF - ~$15
10" Samsung touch panel - ~270
M2 Power Supply $85
GPS Receiver ~ $36
iGuidance ~100
I highly suggest 12 gauge or thicker to prevent overloading the wires, especially on a run of more than a couple feet.
For most PC installations, 10 gauge is pretty bulletproof and not difficult to work with.
as Darque said, it would be best to use thicker wire (10-12awg).
however.. if you insist on keeping the 16awg wire that you already ran, then the highest fuse [rating] you should use is 7.5A
Thanks everyone. I re-ran 10gauge over the weekend with a 15amp fuse.
16gauge is fine for the ignition wire right?
2004 F150 STX Heritage:
Parts:
ASUS E35M1-I Fusion AMD 1.6GHz DC ~$114
Patriot 32GB SSD ~$80
Kingston 4GB ~$25
1/2" MDF - ~$15
10" Samsung touch panel - ~270
M2 Power Supply $85
GPS Receiver ~ $36
iGuidance ~100
yesOriginally Posted by 04f150stx
this is an older thread, and I'm about to do the same. Just wanted to make sure a 15amp fuse is still recommend for the m2
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a 15a fuse is whats on the m2 itself, so another 15a fuse located at the source of power (usually battery) is a good idea.
I'm still running it with the same setup. No problems 1 year later.
2004 F150 STX Heritage:
Parts:
ASUS E35M1-I Fusion AMD 1.6GHz DC ~$114
Patriot 32GB SSD ~$80
Kingston 4GB ~$25
1/2" MDF - ~$15
10" Samsung touch panel - ~270
M2 Power Supply $85
GPS Receiver ~ $36
iGuidance ~100
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