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#1 Bcubed

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Posted 10 November 2021 - 06:04 AM

FWC wants $150 for the wiring harness (puts it near $200 in Canada). I can get the female end no problem, but curious what fuse/breaker I should be using? Can I just use a standard inline fuse, and if going up in awg just a larger amp, or do I need to source this mystery ‘thermal fuse’ that’s on their drawing?
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#2 Jon R

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Posted 10 November 2021 - 06:29 AM

A “thermal fuse” in this case means a traditional electric current limiting fuse. Nothing magical about it. The fuse needs to be small enough to protect the wire and large enough to prevent nuisance fuse opening.

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#3 craig333

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Posted 10 November 2021 - 05:10 PM

You can probably even find one at your local auto parts store.


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#4 Vic Harder

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Posted 10 November 2021 - 05:57 PM

What size wire are you going to run?  I ran 2G welding wire I got from Princess Auto.  For the fuse, I used Blue Sea 285 Series surface mount 100A breakers on each end of the positive wire. 

 

6G is probably enough for most folks.... 


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