To fuse or not to fuse...
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From: Nebraska
YES!
Even though you have fuses at the D-block, that only protects if you get a short on those little runs of wire from the D-block to the amps.
You still need a fuse at the battery to protect from a shorting of the wire from the D-block to the battery, which is much more likely to short out than the wires from the Dblock to the amp.
Even though you have fuses at the D-block, that only protects if you get a short on those little runs of wire from the D-block to the amps.
You still need a fuse at the battery to protect from a shorting of the wire from the D-block to the battery, which is much more likely to short out than the wires from the Dblock to the amp.
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Joined: Jan 2007
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From: Vernon, NY
Originally Posted by martyapo
Is it necessary to use an in-line fuse if you have a fused distribution block at the amps?
I would fuse EVERYTHING after seeing this... don't be another burned up statistic.
