i am an idiot is not an idiot

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Topic: i am an idiot is not an idiot

Posted By: jmelton86
Subject: i am an idiot is not an idiot
Date Posted: July 31, 2008 at 10:20 PM

I read a post by i am an idiot yesterday about this. Its so the glass (AGU) fuses don't get so hot, by using 2 instead of one!

Works nicely!

https://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb103/jmelton86/Stereo%20Junk/100_6055.jpg

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2013 Kia Rio -90a alternator
DDX470HD GTO14001 GTO1014D (x3)
Big3 in 1/0G
1/0G to GTO14001

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Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: August 01, 2008 at 5:34 AM

You have only had it for a day and you already know it works. They must have really been giving you trouble before. I am glad it helped you.

Posted By: KarTuneMan
Date Posted: August 04, 2008 at 12:15 AM

Did you simply take the initial fuse value, and divide by 2?

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Posted By: jmelton86
Date Posted: August 04, 2008 at 7:57 PM

I upgraded my ground to 4g, also. The power and ground were both 8, and the longest of the two was about 2.5' long.

i am an idiot wrote:

You have only had it for a day and you already know it works. They must have really been giving you trouble before. I am glad it helped you.

Yes, works like a charm! I noticed it immediately. Much better musical response. Now, i'm sure that not only upping to 4g did it (it did help, i'm sure), but it's gotta be because of having dual AGM (suck) fuses.

KarTuneMan wrote:

Did you simply take the initial fuse value, and divide by 2?

Well, my amp is fused at 60a, and I had a single 80a AGM in before -with the 8g. When I upped to 4g, I just stuck a 60a in the added holder. I will match them with 40's later.

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2013 Kia Rio -90a alternator
DDX470HD GTO14001 GTO1014D (x3)
Big3 in 1/0G
1/0G to GTO14001