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Old Mar 15, 2006 | 08:40 PM
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Fusing 4 awg wire

ok so i've got my 4 guage wire however I still have yet to fuse it.. what type of fuse / amp should I use ?

and also I got my relay.. I assume this is the correct one? it doesn't say spdt but they guy at canadian tire said it was the one..
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Old Mar 15, 2006 | 11:20 PM
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how long is the wire?
Old Mar 15, 2006 | 11:27 PM
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http://www.the12volt.com/relays/relays.asp
Old Mar 15, 2006 | 11:33 PM
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the wire is about 11 feet
Old Mar 15, 2006 | 11:46 PM
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you should need about a 100 amp fuse. maby get a second opinion in this
Old Mar 16, 2006 | 01:00 AM
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Originally Posted by hi..i'm new
ok so i've got my 4 guage wire however I still have yet to fuse it.. what type of fuse / amp should I use ?

and also I got my relay.. I assume this is the correct one? it doesn't say spdt but they guy at canadian tire said it was the one..
Hes right, that relay should work just fine.

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Old Mar 17, 2006 | 11:47 PM
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alright.. i got 80amp fuses..was all i could find. That should be fine right? my amp does 25x2
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what is the fuze in the amp ?
Old Mar 18, 2006 | 01:29 AM
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alright.. i got 80amp fuses..was all i could find. That should be fine right? my amp does 25x2

25x2.........
Old Mar 18, 2006 | 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by zzzzzzz
what is the fuze in the amp ?
What does that matter, the fuse of to protect the wire... not the amp. I think I have typed that about 3 times in the past week...

the 80 amp fuse will be fine. the compacity of 4 AWG wire is right around 150 AMPS....

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