Blowing 150 amp battery fuse
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Blowing 150 amp battery fuse
I have my battery mounted in the rear of the car in a battery box and out side the box it goes into a 150 fuse then run up to the front of the car into a 130 amp circuit breaker and then to the car. It runs fine about 4 times starting and crusing and then on about the forth or fifth time the fuse is blown. I've replaced it twice. My alternater is 140 amp. Should the fuse be bigger? or do I even need the fuse in the rear and why isn't the circuit breaker tripping?
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Re: Blowing 150 amp battery fuse
Circuit breakers and fuses are not the same. Circuit breakers take longer to trip, that one may take a surge of 200A, just not as long as a surge for 160A, a fuse will blow much faster.
Is you starter wired through this fuse/breaker? The stater feed don't usually have a fuse. Maybe run a separate feed to the starter big wire and see if that doesn't fix the problem.
Is you starter wired through this fuse/breaker? The stater feed don't usually have a fuse. Maybe run a separate feed to the starter big wire and see if that doesn't fix the problem.
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Re: Blowing 150 amp battery fuse
Yeah, that would be the problem. The starter can draw 300 amps to start the car. And if you have a higher compression motor, then even more. I'm amazed that you aren't popping the fuse on every start!!!!
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Re: Blowing 150 amp battery fuse
you shouldnt be running a circuit breaker like said in the posts before.. and this fuse is for car audio? i.e. in between the battery and amp to not hurt the amp?.... how big the fuse depends on how big your amp is
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Re: Blowing 150 amp battery fuse
i would look to see if a part of your power wire is touching metal...i run a 150 amp breaker from a battery in the trunk and it is fine.... i think its shorting
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Re: Blowing 150 amp battery fuse
The battery is in the rear and in runs through a 2/0 welding cable to the front of the car. Before it gets to the front of the car in the trunk there's a 150 amp audio fuse in line? Once it gets to the front it connects to a 130 circuit breaker. After the circuit breaker it goes to a terminal block where it feeds the electrical system of the car. I changed the fuse in the rear to a 200 amp and drove the car several times on Saturday with no problems but is this a correct wiring configuration?
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Re: Blowing 150 amp battery fuse
you shouldnt be running circuit breakers... just fuses that are the properly rated to match your system
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Re: Blowing 150 amp battery fuse
Circuit breakers aren't the problem. Don't go just putting bigger fuses in, that's not the problem. Don't cover the problem, fix it.
The easiest way to correct the problem is to put a fuse back in that is just under the max out of the alternator. Then run a 4 gage or even better a 2 gage wire to the biggest stud on the starter. There will also be a couple of small gage wires on that big stud. Take these off and wire them to what ever terminal block you tied the the 2/0 wire to. You already have the fuse holder and circuit breaker wired in. It doesn't make any sense to to run a new solid run of 2/0 cable. And trying to take them out isn't wort it ether. Keep them there but use them right. And get an interrupted large gage feed to the starter. And think about the install here, keep the wire safe, it will not have a fuse.
And tell me more about this terminal block...
The easiest way to correct the problem is to put a fuse back in that is just under the max out of the alternator. Then run a 4 gage or even better a 2 gage wire to the biggest stud on the starter. There will also be a couple of small gage wires on that big stud. Take these off and wire them to what ever terminal block you tied the the 2/0 wire to. You already have the fuse holder and circuit breaker wired in. It doesn't make any sense to to run a new solid run of 2/0 cable. And trying to take them out isn't wort it ether. Keep them there but use them right. And get an interrupted large gage feed to the starter. And think about the install here, keep the wire safe, it will not have a fuse.
And tell me more about this terminal block...
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