fused power block

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Forum Name: Car Audio
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Topic: fused power block

Posted By: pv13
Subject: fused power block
Date Posted: July 08, 2011 at 12:50 AM

I have a 1996 BMW M3 and I want to install two amplifiers in my car. One is a MTX 564 that requires 80 amp fuse and the other is a Kicker 1200.1 that needs a 150 amp fuse. I plan on running two 4 gauge wires, but I was wondering if I could hook them up to a distribution block?

The battery is in the trunk, and normally I would just use two separate fuse holders, but I have this nice fused distribution block, and I was wondering if I could just use it to fuse the wire.

And if I could, would it be safe to have two separate fuses in the same distribution block? The block is (2) 0-4 gauge into (4) 4-8 gauge.

Thanks

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Posted By: ac0j
Date Posted: July 10, 2011 at 12:39 AM

It should be fine, BUT remember that the fuse in the battery wire is to protect the WIRE, NOT the amp. Make sure fuses are as close to the battery as possible. second, do you have enough alternator to support this current demand?, and last, make sure you upgrade the "big three" (search this forum for what that is if you dont know)

Posted By: dragon51
Date Posted: July 12, 2011 at 1:05 AM

This is all good advise, its the stuff you never here at a car audio shop. Well at least the majority of the ones I have been in.