Do I need a fuse between the capacitor and the amp?

michaeljr6 · 10-05-2007, 07:20 AM

there is a fuse holder between the main battery and the cap, but since the capacitor act as a battery also... do i need another fuse between the amp and cap?

SMOKE EM IF U GOT EM!! · 10-05-2007, 07:59 AM

you should be good w/o one, simply because the amp also has a fuse/circuit breaker on it!

tintivilus · 10-05-2007, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by michaeljr6

there is a fuse holder between the main battery and the cap, but since the capacitor act as a battery also... do i need another fuse between the amp and cap?

You should put your cap as electrically close to the amp as possible (keep that cap -> amp lead short!) so no. The cap doesn't generally hold enough energy to start a fire, which is really why you have the fuse -- the battery does.

michaeljr6 · 10-05-2007, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by tintivilus

You should put your cap as electrically close to the amp as possible (keep that cap -> amp lead short!) so no. The cap doesn't generally hold enough energy to start a fire, which is really why you have the fuse -- the battery does.

yea. i will use a 6 inch 4 gauge wire to connect....it's a really close setup as it's being installed in the secret compartment of the E70

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