Power Distribution block
07-22-2014, 04:49 PM
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Power Distribution block
I was wondering if I could use a block with 1 in and two out but instead of having a fuse on each out having one fuse that's the total of both needed? It's only a 1 fuse block in other words where most are fused to each output.
07-23-2014, 08:33 PM
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Best practice is a big fuse very near the battery, plus a fuse on each hot line to each powered component. If all you want is to not burn your car to the ground, just the one big fuse near the battery is fine, unless you are competing somewhere that requires you to have fuses for everything.
Electronics fail seldom enough you are unlikely to need the smaller fuses in most cases. The failure mode that blows fuses is often spectacular enough that you'd blow the big fuse if a low-powered component developed a short to ground - so you would still be protected by just the big fuse.
Electronics fail seldom enough you are unlikely to need the smaller fuses in most cases. The failure mode that blows fuses is often spectacular enough that you'd blow the big fuse if a low-powered component developed a short to ground - so you would still be protected by just the big fuse.
