What is the current draw during normal operation? Or in other words, what size fuse should be used?
1423952
I am currently using this fuel pump on a 1983 4x4 farm truck and I have it wired into the engine / ignition fuse that is a 15 amp. If I were to put it on a stand alone fuse block I would use no less than 10 amp.
876569
We recommend using a 45-50 A fuse with this particular kit since the charge controller is rated at 40 A. This size fuse will ensure fuses won't be blowing all the time if your system is approaching the fuse current quite often and it will also protect the charge controller by keeping it from operating out of the 40 A range by too much. Typically our customers do not use fuses because it is quite rare that the current ratings will be exceeded. However if you do wish to use them, the most important location is going to be between the charge controller and the battery. If over current does occur it will most likely never be on the solar panel side. For maximum protection you can place one on both sides of the controller.
1189476
40 to 80 amps. tube style. when you go to buy, they will recommend the fuse style you need. just remember to order the right amp size. your amp will recommend what size fuse to use.
2240952
I am returning the one I ordered, it blew all six fuses when connected to the battery, and they are a bear to change, even though they furnish the set of replacement fuses. I would not suggest it, too much line draw for this size unit.
1598064
Personally, I would go lower but not higher. the purpose of the fuse is to protect the Inverter. Mine specified 80Amps, so I would not have gone higher than that (warranty), but you could go lower, say 60Amp. The unit I bought came with an 80Amp and a 60Amp fuse. I used the 80Amp and saved the 60Amp as a spare.
595948
Keep the inline fuses. That's the way the engineers designed them. Your battery box fuses are fine to use in conjunction.
2169865
Sorry, I had the outlet installed into my dash and I think the existing fuse was not used. I think it was the larger size fuse not the mini size.
1525016
I don't know how many amps it is pulling, but I have not blown a fuse in my car - there is a fuse inside of the connector and that should blow before a fuse in your vehicle does.
756397
Use a 2 or 3 amp fuse. The LED current draw is negligible; the fuse will protect against a shorted wire.
1317882
I have used the 100 - 200 amp fuses with no problem I would think all the fuses would work for the design the holder is fairly big to make accomidations for different sizes
2177923
Are you blowing the fuse when its going dark? If you are you should hard wire a 18gauge or to be safe 16gauge wire with a 15 amp in line fuse directly to the stereos/amps power wire. Make sure that fuse is as close to the battery as you can get it to avoid any shorting along the lines of that hard wire.
2002863
The instructions don't say you should, I never have in 20 years of use. Some I know have used a 30 amp fuse. To be safe you probably should. One of those things I am to do but never do.
430312
Not sure of current draw but it's very minimal. Only uses an 1 amp fuse. Works great!
621007
2.8A; use 5A fuse inline; Additional technical info can be found at http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/wwg/search.shtml?searchQuery=rule+20f&op=search&Ntt=rule+20f&N=0&GlobalSearch=true&sst=subset
1536920
No. Power = Voltage X Current . 3 40amp fuses = Max Current of 120A. AVG. automobile alternator puts out 14.2 volts. so 120X14.2= 1704watts @ 100% efficiency. Vendor States 75% to 95% efficiency. So 1278watts - 1619watts. @ 1ohm load. 2ohm load 1/2 the output of 1ohm, 4ohm load 1/2 output of 2ohm load.
464200
10 amp. in a fuse link should be fine. If it pops after extended run time, bump it up to a 15 amp. Remember the fuse should be the weakest point in the circuit so any fuse should be OK if you use the right wiring and nothing gets warm.
337984
Hi More than enough if I counted my fingers correctly (ha ha) those two should draw less than 5 amps together(4.7 amps) this power supply will more than run the lights. You picked a good choice! I have one, love it! Oh! I almost forgot make sure you are using #14 gauge multi strand wire with an inline fuse holder with a 5 amp fuse it it blows go to 7 amp fuse.