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cruelneo 
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Posted: January 30, 2005 at 2:20 PM / IP Logged  
i have two old punch 200 running 4 kicker comp and an orion 600 running a 2 ohm load in sterio. what fuse would u put on it there is 4 ga. wire to a block then sending it making it 8 ga. form the box to the amps let me know what u think
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Posted: January 30, 2005 at 3:33 PM / IP Logged  
So, what's the question? Do you want to know what size fuse to put in the #4 under the hood, at the battery, or what? If that is the question, the answer is a 150 amp fuse. If that is not the question, then repost, using better language, so we can understand EXACTLY where you are asking to put a fuse...
It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."
wheelerdr 
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Posted: January 31, 2005 at 12:17 AM / IP Logged  
you could use a 150 fuse or circuit breaker
cruelneo 
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Posted: January 31, 2005 at 10:57 AM / IP Logged  
yes that was the questions but i have a 200 amp and it tripps at high vol. levels any ideas y.
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Posted: January 31, 2005 at 1:05 PM / IP Logged  
First of all, if you have a 200 amp fuse/breaker on a number 4 cable, you are asking for trouble - that is a 33% overcurrent situation for your power cable, and you run the risk of starting a fire. A number 4 cable is rated for 150 amps maximum.
Secondly, if you are already tripping a 200 amp fuse/breaker, you need a bigger fuse/breaker, but before you go an dump a bigger one under the hood, read the above line. If you actually read that line, and understand it, you will make the logical conclusion that you need a bigger power cable, with the proper value protective device in it.
If you go to a number 2 power cable, you will protect it at 225 amps or close to it, BUT NEVER OVER THAT VALUE.
If you jump all the way to a 1/0 power cable, you would fuse it at 350 amps, or close to it, BUT NEVER OVER THAT VALUE.
It all reminds me of something that Molière once said to Guy de Maupassant at a café in Vienna: "That's nice. You should write it down."
cruelneo 
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Posted: January 31, 2005 at 1:12 PM / IP Logged  
thanks that was my next step i just didnt want to have to rewire the car i think im just going to run 2 4 gauge wire with 2 C.B. thanks for the help

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