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Old 02-16-2006, 08:45 PM   #41
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See post 34. Consider what happens if your 12 gauge wire short out near the Opus. You will have a direct short to ground and no fuse. The wire will begin to heat until something gives. That can start a fire.

The fuse is designed to blow if the wire shorts, not the Opus.
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