Doms Stereo Thread

[philwsailz]

Its and MTX Thunder 4405 5-channel. Its already got a fuse so Ill probably just use that one?Maybe?

Some would argue, but the fuse at the amp protects the amp. The fuse at the battery protects the wire, and therefore the boat, and your life.

[Domsz06]

if your just using 16 that stuff is CHEAP!! heck you can buy it at wal-mart, autozone, etc.

[Domsz06]

Some would argue, but the fuse at the amp protects the amp. The fuse at the battery protects wire, and therefore the boat, and your life.

I never thought of it that way phil. I may have to move my circuit breakers.

[philwsailz]

if your just using 16 that stuff is CHEAP!! heck you can buy it at wal-mart, autozone, etc.

FYI, I was being a little goofy. Zad, DO NOT use 16-gage for power wire on ANY amp!

I was really just kidding around...

[da.bell]

Some would argue, but the fuse at the amp protects the amp. The fuse at the battery protects the wire, and therefore the boat, and your life.

Could he have a wire problem inside the sheethed wire and not be noticable????? That would allow the boat to bump and reset the wires to touch each other again....

[zad0030]

I Just had a thought. I have a 3rd battery In the garage that we dont use. And I wanted to switch the batts in the boat so that the bigger one started and only started and the other one thats not rated for starting can run everything else.

[chpthril]

Its and MTX Thunder 4405 5-channel. Its already got a fuse so Ill probably just use that one?Maybe?

Yeah, but that fuse will only blow if the amp shorts, The fuse at the battery will kill the power running up to the amp if the wire ever shorted to a ground.....can you say fire, and then the battery explodes

[da.bell]

I never thought of it that way phil. I may have to move my circuit breakers.

Before you do that, let me buy some stock in the company you purchase all this stuff for so I can become an instant millionair...

[da.bell]

Yeah, but that fuse will only blow if the amp shorts, The fuse at the battery will kill the power running up to the amp if the wire ever shorted to a ground.....can you say fire, and then the battery explodes

Lets hope he has a great insurance policy.. Do you want to hook him up??????????

[philwsailz]

I never thought of it that way phil. I may have to move my circuit breakers.

Look at this scenario:

Power wire comes loose from the amp. No fuse. It somehow hits the ground wire, the amp, (which is grounded) or anything else that is grounded. Suddenly the power wire is not a power wire, but a glowing red hunk of copper with a bunch of flammable hydrocarbons going liquid and catching fire along the entire length... Bad enough anywhere... Picture a boat going up on the water... Sinks... Picture it going up in your garage. There goes the house.

Fuse your power wires guys.... Please... Too much at stake...

[Domsz06]

Before you do that, let me buy some stock in the company you purchase all this stuff for so I can become an instant millionair...

ha ha your funny.

Look at this scenario:

Power wire comes loose from the amp. No fuse. It somehow hits the ground wire, the amp, (which is grounded) or anything else that is grounded. Suddenly the power wire is not a power wire, but a glowing red hunk of copper with a bunch of flammable hydrocarbons going liquid and catching fire along the entire length... Bad enough anywhere... Picture a boat going up on the water... Sinks... Picture it going up in your garage. There goes the house.

Fuse your power wires guys.... Please... Too much at stake...

Good point mine are

[chpthril]

Lets hope he has a great insurance policy.. Do you want to hook him up??????????

Not going on my loss ratio

[Domsz06]

ha ha, too funny chp

[dogbert]

Hmmm... See the similarities...

That's almost as bad as this:

[CP3]

dom where did you get the power blocks you used and the wire?