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Bronze Member Username: JbreddawgDeerfield Beach, Fl USA Post Number: 44 Registered: Jul-04 | I was having a dicussion here http://www.elitecaraudio.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=99282&pagenumber=1 about the "need" for there to be fuses before the amps ?, hopefully someone can ad to it here ? |
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Anonymous | so it doesn't short and u can protect your amp fuses. if some metal touches your power cable( if it slices it somehow) it will short. |
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Silver Member Username: Joe718Brooklyn, NY Post Number: 114 Registered: May-04 | in line fuses are just for extra protection againts shorts and they are good againts any type of spikes because you are regulating the amout of current flow from your battery to your amps. Some amp brands like the older rockford fosgates needed inline fuses because they didint have any internal one built into them. |
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Gold Member Username: Jonathan_fGA USA Post Number: 1462 Registered: May-04 | To protect the car's electrical system from shorts, etc. Most amps have their own fuse, the fuse at the battery is mainly to protect the car, not the amp. |