What does the fuse do and how do u hook it up? does it even matter?
2007-04-15 14:19:30 · 5 answers · asked by ballnick5@sbcglobal.net 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Audio
The fuse protects the wire and vehicle from a short circuit. If you connect a wire to the battery without a fuse and the wire gets pinched or shorted, the battery can provide enough current to melt the insulation on the wire. When a wire overheats, it takes along whatever is next to it. The result is a car-be-cue.
Put the fuse in-line on the wire, as close to the battery as possible. Any wire between the battery and the fuse won't be protected if there's a short.
2007-04-15 15:30:57 · answer #1 · answered by KaeZoo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The fuse are used to protect the electric circuits from excessive current flowing through the components and wires. Fuses always have a number on them i.e.(10A, 25A,30A) those numbers represent the maximum flow of current allowed, any current bigger than the number will cause the fuse to blow. That way it will prevent the excessive current from going into your amps, radio, car's electrical system, thus protecting it.
2007-04-16 13:15:44 · answer #2 · answered by Mitchell 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you hook the power wire up to the positive terminal of your battery, the fuse goes about 1 foot down from there. its pretty easy thats all there is
2007-04-15 21:28:17 · answer #3 · answered by stillcole 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fuses are very important like the other guys said before me i should know my buddys old car burn to the ground cuz he put a piece of foal paper to replace the fuse and we had a big bomb fire
2007-04-16 00:01:37 · answer #4 · answered by JL audio guy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as the 1st person said. it goes about 1ft from the battery. its very important. a fuse keeps your sub safe from a power surge, things like that. keeps your system safe
2007-04-15 21:41:51 · answer #5 · answered by ghettocowboy248 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋