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Battery mounted in rear - resettable breaker switch, on/off AND fuse needed?

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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 05:15 AM
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Default Battery mounted in rear - resettable breaker switch, on/off AND fuse needed?

Hello-

I am mounting the battery in the trunk, I have 0ga going from the trunk to remote jumpers on the firewall, and then 4ga going from the jumpers to the underhood fusebox and also the starter.

I bought a couple of these types of breakers off of ebay, and I want to know if they are good enough for what I need:



Of course, mine are 12V, and they are 150A.

Should I replace these with a known brand name? Do I need a fuse AND a breaker on the power line? Also, if I use the resettable breakers, can I use them as on/off switches for the battery when the car is going to be stored for a long period of time?

I dont mind adding extra fuses or on/off switches, especially since it could burn something down.
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 05:33 AM
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I would run only a fuse. Circuit breakers have been known to fail, and not trip when they should, resulting in fires...
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 05:36 AM
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Thanks for the quick reply.

What size fuse should I run? Since the battery is in the rear the amp is fused on another 8ga wire, not the 0ga to the firewall.

Anything on this page that might work?

http://order.waytekwire.com/IM...8.PDF
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