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Fuse Help

Discussion in 'Automotive Electrical' started by tepa13kreeper, Aug 25, 2008.

  1. tepa13kreeper

    tepa13kreeper Full Member

    WHAT SIZE FUSE SHOULD I RUN AT THE BATTERY? I KEEP BLOWING IT IM RUNNING 2 AMPS ONE IS JL AUDIO 300/4 AND HE OTHER IS A HIFONICS BRUTUS 2000w BX2005D THE CABLE IS 4 GAGE
     
    tepa13kreeper, Aug 25, 2008
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  2. jonnyv713

    jonnyv713 The Young Gun of CAT

    first i would say u need bigger cable, more like 0 guage, and add up all the fuses on the amps and that will be your size fuse in amps.
     
    jonnyv713, Aug 25, 2008
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  3. tepa13kreeper

    tepa13kreeper Full Member

    what fuses at the amp??? i dont realy know much about this its my first car and first system
     
    tepa13kreeper, Aug 25, 2008
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  4. jonnyv713

    jonnyv713 The Young Gun of CAT

    there should be a few fuses on the side of each amp.
     
    jonnyv713, Aug 25, 2008
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  5. tepa13kreeper

    tepa13kreeper Full Member

    ok ill check it out and put some pictures to make sure im adding up the right ones
     
    tepa13kreeper, Aug 25, 2008
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  6. jonnyv713

    jonnyv713 The Young Gun of CAT

    guys is that the Hifonics with no fuses on it or was thast the 1606 or whatever it is?
     
    jonnyv713, Aug 25, 2008
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  7. cccullen

    cccullen Full Member

    there are still fuses but they are in the inside of the amp.
     
    cccullen, Aug 25, 2008
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  8. tepa13kreeper

    tepa13kreeper Full Member

    tepa13kreeper, Aug 25, 2008
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  9. jonnyv713

    jonnyv713 The Young Gun of CAT

    stumped lol. u need to find the fuse rating then on like sonic or in the spec sheet that goes with the amp.
     
    jonnyv713, Aug 25, 2008
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  10. tepa13kreeper

    tepa13kreeper Full Member

    damn all this stuff is real complicated if u just took a guess what size fuse would u run?
     
    tepa13kreeper, Aug 25, 2008
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  11. cccullen

    cccullen Full Member

    I'm thinking if you use a 150amp fuse at the battery you should be ok. with that kind of power you should upgrade your wires to at least 2ga. wires. what size fuse are you using now?
     
    cccullen, Aug 25, 2008
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  12. tepa13kreeper

    tepa13kreeper Full Member

    i think it was 100a
     
    tepa13kreeper, Aug 25, 2008
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  13. cccullen

    cccullen Full Member

    you'll probably blow a 100a fuse. what i did was look at other amps. I know that my hifonics 6406 ran with a 60amp fuse. basically the same power as your JL. and my elemental 9.1 uses 90a total worth of fuses. my nine.1 puts out about 1400 watts. so total is about 150. I'd just stick with the 150. you'll be fine.
     
    cccullen, Aug 25, 2008
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  14. tepa13kreeper

    tepa13kreeper Full Member

    alright thank you for all the help
     
    tepa13kreeper, Aug 25, 2008
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  15. pedro quiroga

    pedro quiroga Well-Known Member

    i posted a reply to this in your other post before i read this. i would say 150 is fine too.
     
    pedro quiroga, Aug 25, 2008
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