Silver Member Username: Johnny619San Diego, CA Post Number: 168 Registered: Dec-05 | I current running 3 amp. All amp togther is about 1700 watts. I am using 1/0 wire and a 150 amp fuse. is the 150 amp fuse Ok or i need a bigger fuse. From the 1/0 wire it goes to a Fused D- block which have a 90amp (2) 60amp fuse. |
Gold Member Username: IlluminatorUSA Post Number: 3359 Registered: Apr-05 | http://www.electronixwarehouse.com/education/amplifiers/wiresize.htm You should be able to use those tables to figure out the appropriate fuse size. |
Silver Member Username: Johnny619San Diego, CA Post Number: 169 Registered: Dec-05 | IN the table is say that 1/0 wire will need about 325 amp, why does 1/0 wire kit only provide only 100 amp fuse? |
Gold Member Username: IlluminatorUSA Post Number: 3364 Registered: Apr-05 | Whoa, that's pretty bad. I mean, I bought four gauge wire and got a 100amp fuse amp and thought that was bad. What brand was the wiring kit? |
Silver Member Username: Johnny619San Diego, CA Post Number: 170 Registered: Dec-05 | moblie spec, i even got a 4wag wire kit from JL Audio and the fuse is only 100 amp |
Silver Member Username: Johnny619San Diego, CA Post Number: 171 Registered: Dec-05 | i heard some people say that if u have a 1000watts amp then ytou will need about 100 amp fuse, it by how many watts you are trying to pull |