Fuse for pair 6v Batteries in series
Hello and thanks to all in advance! I read that one should have a fuse at the batteries just in case? What's the purpose of this installation? I want to protect the batteries especially after payi...
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CharlesinGA wrote:RoyB wrote:
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
I'm thinking one of these in the ground cable for the house batteries would be a good thing.
Charles
It's the usual practice to fuse the positive lead rather than the ground lead. In the particular case of a main battery fuse it probably makes less difference than elsewhere; however, in general, fusing the positive near the source is the most effective as fusing the ground return doesn't always protect against shorts to the chassis (which are among the more common faults) as the chassis ground can often bypass the fuse.
