Fused bottle blanket
04-02-2013, 04:58 PM
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Fused bottle blanket
I bought a bottle blanket but it didnt come with a fuse. I was to make sure it has one as protection. Whats the best way to add one to it? I was thinking maybe just an inline fuse on the power wire. Should it be a certain distance from where I tap the power from or can I keep it close to the blanket by the bottle?
04-11-2013, 12:54 PM
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Closer to battery does = better but over 20 feet it shouldn't really matter.. As long as the fuse blows when/if it needs to is all that matters.
04-11-2013, 09:30 PM
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IASCA and I recommend fuses close to the battery because of the extreme worst-case: a short to ground somewhere before the fuse could burn your car down. As long as we're talking about calculated risks...