What size fuse would be best to use for these lights? I plan on getting a fuse tap and am wondering if a 10amp fuse would be good or maybe larger.
1600125
I'm no fuse guy but It does come with a fuse already on the power wire. I hooked it up directly to my car battery and it works perfectly.
1600126
Yes a 10 amp fuse will be adequate. Remember these are LED lights and draw far fewer Amps that a typical bulb does.
1317882
I have used the 100 - 200 amp fuses with no problem I would think all the fuses would work for the design the holder is fairly big to make accomidations for different sizes
1984609
15 amp should work fine. Did you wire these together into one plug, or put separate plugs on each light cord? If you wired them together, they may be connected wrong. Best bet would be to put a plug on each light cord and use an outlet strip. You will have added protection with an outlet strip with a breaker on it also.
1354518
That is really based on expected load. Recommend you check what the LED lights are rated, and you can actually od a search for the right gauge to use. I would expect you wouldn't want to pull any more than the fuse is rated. sounds like 20-22 gauge is what is used on the adapter any way so that should work.
119543
The fuse should be smaller than the smallest amp rating of everything in your system. There is no single right answer. This charge controller maxes out at 20 amps, so that's an upper limit on the fuse you should use. The other main consideration for fuse size is the type of wire you're using, but the fuse is also limited by connectors, switches, inverters, etc. The purpose of the fuse is to blow BEFORE anything catches on fire.
2243279
Those are REALLY high draw devices that don't really work out on a 30 amp fuse, and the fuses this box take max out at 30A. For those types of things, I would run them right off the battery, I wouldn't bother with a fuse.... Kinda like a car starter, where there's no fuse. If you feel you must fuse them, there are some "Maxi Fuse" type things that might work, but I have no idea what the current draw of either item is. This is for the depth finder, the ignition, the horn, the lights, etc.
992903
The wire gage should be heavier for 15 amps! You can probably get by with the 10 amps and it's not going to hurt anything. If the fuse isn't enough it will simply blow which will not hurt anything............
1189476
40 to 80 amps. tube style. when you go to buy, they will recommend the fuse style you need. just remember to order the right amp size. your amp will recommend what size fuse to use.
1031711
I bought my light set thru amazon and a couple of fuses were constantly popping. I called Fotodiox and they had me send them back. They sent me some replacements but I had to keep calling them and asking them where my lights were. Be sure to keep your tracking number handy when you ship them back in case you have to babysit like I did. Check your fuses first and make sure they're good. Also, double check your power cable connection.
1637297
You must use the same fuse rated for that slot, (10,15,20) the second slot use a lower Amperage (5, 7.5). Put it like this, I have a Bel STi-R plus, 2 escort lives connected, and ALP dual, on three sets of 10A and 5A. They are all running at optimal power. Remember, the slot where the blades are is the spot with the fuse you pulled from your panel. The second slot acts as a safety for your devices that your tapping. Don't go crazy with that slot because if a surge happens you can fry your things. Like I stated above 5 or 7.5 is sufficient enough, even with all of my things, I never went over 5A.
2254046
I'm sure that 14 gauge would do fine, but I confess that I used 16 gauge. These are really nice lights; I like them. I think you will be very satisfied with them.
366732
Any 5amp fuse at the parts store will work Be careful u dont pull out red and black wirs lose from batteries.
1978214
I cant remember the amperage of the fuse but i used the inline bulb fuse that came with the Knu Konseptz 4 guage wiring kit. Its the best stuff you can get! Only like 25$ & all the wiring you need to install a 4k system. Best of luck to ya bro
119542
I used a ANL 30 amp Fuse along with the Scosche EWFH single ANL fuse holder. Both bought from AMAZON. And play it safe buy two fuses, one for back up.
22783
I would check the draw on the two items you want to wire together. Add their current loads together and I wouldn't go more than 1/2 the rating on the fuse. Wire them in parallel. (Put both positives together and put both negatives together. Also the gauge wire of the tap determines how big a fuse you can install in the tap, it should say what fuse to use... That number would be the maximum. You can go smaller, just not larger. If both current draws (amps) add up to more than 1/2 the rating on the fuse - then radar detector and LEDs need their own circuits.
1331187
Go to Google and type in the serial number of the fuse. I've always had a lot of luck doing it for light bulbs, fasteners, etc. Fuses shouldn't be that hard either. Other than that, try contacting the manufacturer. Hope this helps.
2054602
These are mini fuses, pull one out and if it's got points on the bottom and is smaller than the standard fuse they should work.