May 20, 201015 yr I personally run all fuses on my ride ... I was told they work better, I'm not sure of the reasons, But haven't had a minutes trouble. Hope this helps.
May 20, 201015 yr I use fuses, some people I know use circuit breakers (its a personal preference thing).
May 20, 201015 yr I use fuses as well. I read somewhere that everytime a (Car Audio Application) circuit breaker opens (Tripped) it get's weaker over time and becomes useless. http://www.bcae1.com/cirbrakr.htm a good read on Circuit Breakers
May 20, 201015 yr i like CB's under the hood.. and before the cell bank in the rear.. IF you have a rear bank... but before the amp a fuse is better IMO.
May 20, 201015 yr like i said... CB's i found are best to be used under the hood.. then again on your + lead before your rear cells... but i found that they can become trip happy if used between your cells and your amp on a short run of wire. i still use CB"s in the same way im telling you but i use a ANL 300 amp for the inline amp
May 21, 201015 yr CBs are for semis. lolCircuit breakers are for houses. My physics teacher told me that circuit breakers may not be as sensitive as fuse, (like a circuit breaker rated for 50A may not blow where a 50A fuse might), but I'm not sure why that is or if it is valid in vehicles, as he was talking about home-related stuff. I used a 50A trolling motor circuit breaker instead of a fuse in my first system. It never blew, but I never had any problems either.
May 21, 201015 yr Just precautionary anyways, no reason for a CB. Just use a fuse and if it blows FIX what caused it first.
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