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satchmoe27

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Posted: January 20, 2004 at 2:39 PM / IP Logged

I need some help with finding the right fuse value. First of all I am trying to connect a fuse inline with my sub so that I wont blow it. I found out what amperage i needed by taking the square root of continuous power (375) and dividing that by 4 (ohms) I got 4.841. The problem is that there is no fuse of that size, so I thought about putting (3) 1.5A fuses in parallel. I wanted to know would that work.

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Posted: January 20, 2004 at 2:44 PM / IP Logged

No, putting thee 1.5A fuses in parallel will result in a 1.5 amp circuit. Just use a single 5 amp fuse and you will be fine. Make sure the continuous power rating your used in your calculation is the rating of the speaker, not of the amplifier, and that you install your fuse between your passive crossover output and your loudspeaker.

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Posted: January 20, 2004 at 5:48 PM / IP Logged

Thank you for your help fuses in parallel - Last Post -- posted image.

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HamiltonAudio

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Posted: January 23, 2004 at 2:56 PM / IP Logged

what about this....have the sub in the PROPER box, make sure the amp is delivering CLEAN power, and that the crossover and gain are setup PROPERLY. you can then beat the hell out of the subs all day long, without fuses...a blown sub is far more often the result of clipping and/or distortion at high power levels, not all-out thermal power failure...

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Posted: January 23, 2004 at 8:25 PM / IP Logged

satchmoe,

you are very close, but your formula is flawed. Fuse rating = square root of (rms rating of speaker/ohm of speaker). So, twice the fuse rating you originally calculated, or roughly 10 amps. Putting fuses in parallel does increase the overall current handling (I think DYohn was thinking series), but is not the best way to do this. I agree it's better to use 1 fuse. I also agree with HamiltonAudio that subs usually do not have problems unless the signal is distorted.

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Posted: January 23, 2004 at 11:49 PM / IP Logged

YIKES! A Kirchoff's law error! :) Yes, I read parallel and thought series, my mistake. Still, one fuse would be the way to go, and yes, a properly designed system will always be better than worrying about fusing your loudspeakers.

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