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Dragger817

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Posted: September 22, 2003 at 8:46 PM / IP Logged

i got a fosgate 800 watt amp, and a 1000 watt kicker amp, i bought my self a Stinger Fused distribution block, i was wondering what amp AGU fuses should i use?? Thanks for the help!

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Ketel22

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Posted: September 22, 2003 at 8:49 PM / IP Logged

what guage wire are you running? i would prob reccoment a 180amp for a 4ga power line, maybe as high as a 220 for a 2ga on that set up

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nedgeworth

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Posted: September 22, 2003 at 8:54 PM / IP Logged

That's a bit excessive for that gauge wire basically becomes useless!!

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bberman1

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Posted: September 22, 2003 at 10:23 PM / IP Logged

If that is the rms wattage you will need a 140 amp fuse (your will need an ANL fuse and holder) at your battery. An 80 amp in the distro for the 1000 watt amp, and 60 amp in your distro for the 800 watt amp. But what size is your main power wire going into the distro?

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Dragger817

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Posted: September 25, 2003 at 12:48 PM / IP Logged

If i have my battery located in my trunk, do i put the 140 amp anl fuse on the 4 guage wire that is going back into the hood?? If i have a battery terminal with two 4 guage outputs, i can send one output to my hood, and the other straight to the Stinger distribution block, without a fuse, since the distribution block already has fuses?? I'm looking at the warning label on the Kicker ZR1000 amp, it says " Warning... Amp must be externally fused 150amp" does that mean i'll need ANL fuses for the amp, or an ANL distribution block to wire up this amp??

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fuseblower

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Posted: September 25, 2003 at 1:32 PM / IP Logged

You will need to put anal fuse close to the battery approx 1 ft. You will not need to run any wires to under you hood if your battery is in the trunk. As for the fused distribution block you want to keep it close to your amps. You want to protect your amps from shorting if there is a short in the wires before the amp and you want to protect your car also if there is short in the wire after the battery. Two separate fuses or a circuit breaker and a anal fused distribution block also would work for you.

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