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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My trailer was wired similare to the OPs: Unfused wire to the disconnect switch and from there to self-resetting circuit breaker. Quite a distance actually, maybe 6', much of it in the trailer.
So I fused it at the battery.
But I didn't notice that the 12V line emergency brake switch came off the hot side of the disconnect switch. So I accidentally fused that wire as well. A no-no. That's been fixed now.
By the way, I'm now using a MAXI fuse in a BlueSea holder similar to the one pictured above. It can be moved around so it doesn't stick up at all. And the holder's leads are 6 awg so no problem there. I just needed 6 awg butt connectors and shrink wrap.
So I fused it at the battery.
But I didn't notice that the 12V line emergency brake switch came off the hot side of the disconnect switch. So I accidentally fused that wire as well. A no-no. That's been fixed now.
By the way, I'm now using a MAXI fuse in a BlueSea holder similar to the one pictured above. It can be moved around so it doesn't stick up at all. And the holder's leads are 6 awg so no problem there. I just needed 6 awg butt connectors and shrink wrap.
