Big 3, Alt to Batt +'ve question
#1
Big 3, Alt to Batt +'ve question
Does the Alt to Battery positive part of the big 3 need a fuse? It's a 110A Alternator, and the other feed from the Alt hits part of the fuse box and is fused for 125 there too.
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#3
safety
I'm totally all for safety.
I would think it makes sense to have a fuse on any feed from the battery somewhere to avoid fires etc.. due to collisions.
Am I right in thinking that say I was in a head-on collision and the new big 3 alt->grnd got pinched, the fuse would handle the runaway battery discharge?
Just confirming the thought behind it.
I would think it makes sense to have a fuse on any feed from the battery somewhere to avoid fires etc.. due to collisions.
Am I right in thinking that say I was in a head-on collision and the new big 3 alt->grnd got pinched, the fuse would handle the runaway battery discharge?
Just confirming the thought behind it.
#6
You would have to use 2 fuses, as both the battery and alternator are current sources. 1 fuse would only protect one (depending where the short was) from shorting leaving the other shorted. 1 fuse is a waste of time; either use 2 fuses or none.
I didn't bother to fuse the wire between the battery and alternator.
I didn't bother to fuse the wire between the battery and alternator.
Last edited by Njord; 03-22-2010 at 02:17 PM.
#7
OEM systems don't have a fuse per say, what they do have is a fuseable link that most people cannot see and they never know it is there. Thus they beleive that because there is no fuse labelled or present that it is not important. It is important, a new line needs a new fuse. Fuse it.
#9
OEM systems don't have a fuse per say, what they do have is a fuseable link that most people cannot see and they never know it is there. Thus they beleive that because there is no fuse labelled or present that it is not important. It is important, a new line needs a new fuse. Fuse it.
I had a fusable link and could NOT tell it was there... when I upgraded the wiring I replaced the link with a fuse.
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