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Old 02-27-2007, 05:13 PM   #1
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What fuses should i use here?

Anyone have any links to where i can get them also?

Battery to Distribution block, Distribution block to power Rockford Fosgate P6001BD amplifier and also Rockford Fosgate P4004 amplifier. Also From the distribution block to the M2-ATX power supply, what fuses should I use?

I'm getting ready to do my audio install (newb) and know nothing about picking out the right fuses for the right amp rating.

Also, anyone have a link to where I can buy the battery terminal connectors for the 4AWG wiring?
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Old 02-27-2007, 05:34 PM   #2
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See attached ugly drawing... What amp fuses should i use?
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Old 02-28-2007, 05:30 PM   #4
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The M2 already has a fuse built in and since you already have a fuse going from your battery to your distro-block, another fuse would just be over-kill
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The fuse at the positive connection of the battery should be your last line of defense in protecting all of your equipment (read; electronics, wires, and balance of vehicle) Take into account the maximum current allowed to your amps (get out those install sheets or look them up on the net) and M2ATX and add them up. This is the current that should be used to determine the size of the wire from + to the distro block. The wire you should select should be rated for current higher than that max current total. The fuse you should select should be based on the maximum total current. One thing that this one-fuse setup does not protect you from is a faliure in one amp causing an individual component to have an overcurrent condition that is less than the calculated total max current. A fused distro block, with fuses to individual amplifiers, selected for each amp's maximum current would provide better protection in that case. But that does not release the need for a fuse at the positive terminal (ie. a short circuit could burn up the main supply wire and cause a fire and ruin much more than power transistors in the amps).
As for selecting the right wire...check out this thread. And here's another thread that might help: http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/show...110#post954110
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