I was just looking around on the internet. Would it be better to put in a 80 or 100amp circuit breaker rather than my current 100amp ANL fuse holder since those things are expensive to replace. Just pondering the idea.

 

Yep. I'd recommend it.

 

Put the 100 amp breaker. I have a 200 amp breaker and love it. The way I look at it blow 2 fuses and it would have been cheaper to get a breaker.

 

Obviously you guys have never been to competitions. Every newb w/a plastic circuit breaker in SPL... melts the breaker shut! I see a lot of melted AGU's too.

 

Thanks Guys... I don't have to worry about melting anything, my car isn't no SPL monster, just a daily driver.

 

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then why are you worried about blowing fuses? size your wires and fuses properly and you will have no problems.

 

yes they are alot easier to work with and reset, and no more replacing fuses

 

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then why are you worried about blowing fuses? size your wires and fuses properly and you will have no problems.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Well personally I am never satisfied with anything so I am always messing with the wiring or somewhat, and I don't always remember to take it out, lol. I just saw the breakers for sale and I thought I would look into it.

 

well if you're continually popping fuses theres a drawback to breakers that you should know about. the more the breaker trips, the weaker the snap action becomes meaning the more it trips, the more current will flow through it the next time until one time when it just doenst open and the car goes up in flames

 

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hence why not many people recommend getting a breaker.


Hell, even those big power lines out there uses fuses, not breaker (well both. lol)

 

the pont is if you're worried about the cost of fuses, you have a serious issue with your wiring selection or how you wired it up. i've never blown a fuse in the car. they should be a one time thing.

 

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Come on, fess up. Everyone has blown a fuse at one point or another.

 

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Come on, fess up. Everyone has blown a fuse at one point or another.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i'm being serious. never blown a fuse. the key is leave all the fuses out while you're installing, get it all wired up, double check the wiring and then install the fuses starting with the amp, then distribution block if you ahve one, then the main fuse at the battery.

if you follow good habits when working on the electrical system of your car you'll save yourself a lot of time and trouble. i got my habits from working on 575V 3 phase equipment thats a lot less forgiving than a 12v battery. when a fuse blows, find out why before replacing it.