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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Yes, you can and I did that exact thing.
Any time you have wire connected to a power source in a vehicle or trailer, there should be some sort of circuit protection for the wire.
FWIW, I have possibly a similar situation where the converter, inverter, and solar controller have their own circuit protection. I chose to use a 150 Amp mega fuse at the battery's positive (+) post to protect that circuit.
If you are worried about the intrinsic damage from the fuse if it should blow, encase it in some clear shrink wrap or, as Mex advocated once, spray on some urethane crack filler. I don't worry about it since the batteries are in a box and that is a catastrophic fuse.
Any time you have wire connected to a power source in a vehicle or trailer, there should be some sort of circuit protection for the wire.
FWIW, I have possibly a similar situation where the converter, inverter, and solar controller have their own circuit protection. I chose to use a 150 Amp mega fuse at the battery's positive (+) post to protect that circuit.
If you are worried about the intrinsic damage from the fuse if it should blow, encase it in some clear shrink wrap or, as Mex advocated once, spray on some urethane crack filler. I don't worry about it since the batteries are in a box and that is a catastrophic fuse.
