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RoyB
Jun 18, 2016Explorer II
This protects your wiring from a dead short. Those batteries can produce a hugh amount DC Current. Could start a fire it is so much...
My in-line fuse is 130AMPS for three 12VDC Batteries in parallel...
These batteries will demand a good 17-20 AMPD DC current per battery in the 12VDC battery bank when being charged and I in turn will load them down to 20-25AMPS DC current from from usual loads when camping off the ogris...
Having this protection is a must have for me...
I use one of the BLUE SEA FUSE assemblies...

Roy Ken
My in-line fuse is 130AMPS for three 12VDC Batteries in parallel...
These batteries will demand a good 17-20 AMPD DC current per battery in the 12VDC battery bank when being charged and I in turn will load them down to 20-25AMPS DC current from from usual loads when camping off the ogris...
Having this protection is a must have for me...
I use one of the BLUE SEA FUSE assemblies...

Roy Ken
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