New wiring ?
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Melting Slicks
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From: monroe city mo
New wiring ?
I am trying to wire up 3 gauges & a linelock. I have 3 bundles of wires 12v switched, 12v acc, & ground. Can i solder each bundle of wires to 1 wire & then make my connection with just 1 wire? Hope you understand what im trying to do.
Pro
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From: Alton Illinois
i think you can as long as the circuit you are attaching the line to can handle the extra load. add the amp draw for each device to see what extra you will be adding to the circuit. and no, you can't just increase the fuse size
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Melting Slicks
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So, on the the single line that i am adding to each bundle i should add a inline fuse?
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From: Alton Illinois
no inline fuse needed. the circuit you tap into has a fuse, some people do just for added protection. the car side fuse needs to be of sufficient amperage to handle the additional load. that is, if your car fuse for the circuit you attech to is a 20 a fuse and the extra guages cause the current to exceed 20 a then it will blow. adding an inline fuse will protect the car and the instruments but the weaker of the fuses(the one you add or the car fuse for that circuit) will be the one to blow if there is a problem. the accessory circuit is switched on when the car is on and off when the car is off. different than the 12 v constant circuit so you cant hook those together or the instruments will stay on when the car is off and possible run down the battery. you need to find power that switches off for the accessory line.
Last edited by bluvette79; Mar 21, 2009 at 12:26 PM.
