Connect fuse directly to battery terminal?
Can I connect a Mega style fuse directly to the battery terminal with the other end connected to the cable with a bolt? If it blows does the fuse stay in one piece? I installed new batteries and th...
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Is the fuse necessary? if the wire being protected goes into wall, yes for sure. When that wire acts as its own fuse you can have a fire in behind the wall. OTOH a short wire out in the open that melts may not be any worse than what the battery itself does when it "melts."
In cars, the rule is your battery fuse on the wire going to your audio amplifier needs a fuse within 18" of the battery. If the car is in a crash, making the wire to the amplifier in the trunk (say) melt from battery shorting or whatever, they don't want that fire making things even worse. But that 18" of wire at the battery will be its own fuse before it gets to the actual fuse.
In cars, the rule is your battery fuse on the wire going to your audio amplifier needs a fuse within 18" of the battery. If the car is in a crash, making the wire to the amplifier in the trunk (say) melt from battery shorting or whatever, they don't want that fire making things even worse. But that 18" of wire at the battery will be its own fuse before it gets to the actual fuse.
