Is it necessary to fuse the remote wire?
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Is it necessary to fuse the remote wire?
I have a fuse block for the power wire and the main fuse a few inches from the battery. I know ground wires dont need to be fused but what about remote wires?
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There would hopefully be some sort of short circuit protection or power limit in the head unit, but still: It's a power wire - fuse it. Even a dinky little inline fuseholder will be better than nothing.
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No. The remote wire doesn't carry enough current to warrant even a 2.5 amp fuse. You can touch the bare remote wire to metal and it won't even spark. It would be like fusing your speaker wires.