I have two wiring projects to complete this weekend and I have questions about fuses:1. The holding tank monitor I bought from Fred shows a fuse being wired between the power source and the monitor gauge. Since the power is coming from a breaker on the main panel, is there any reason to add this
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Subject: Stus-List wiring projects
I have two wiring projects to complete this weekend and I have questions
about fuses:
1
if the
controller output shorted out without messing up your boat's connection to the
battery.
Eric, CC 35 MkII
From: David Knecht davidakne...@gmail.com
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Subject: Stus-List wiring projects
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David — you’ve already gotten good replies from two sources, and both are
correct. You need the 30A fuses on the solar install, and THEY NEED TO BE
CLOSE TO THE BATTERY! ABYC says within seven inches of the connection point,
unless you put a protective sheath over the wire from the battery;
: Thursday, April 10, 2014 9:40 AM
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Subject: Re: Stus-List wiring projects
In both cases the properly sized fuses protect the circuit wiring in the event
of short circuit and protecting the attached component.
In your first example a small amperage inline fuse is protecting
