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07-07-2016 #1Registered User
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Circuit breaker for trunk-mounted battery?
I have my optima battery mounted in the trunk of my 69 Firebird LS3 track/street car with the battery cable running up the center of the inside of the car to a master on/off switch mounted in the dash, then to a firewall pass-through terminal, and then on to the starter. I have a on/off positive terminal end mounted to the battery. I just saw in another build thread that a guy used a 200amp manual breaker mounted about 18" from the battery. It seems like this would be a good way to protect against any shorts in my long battery cable. Thoughts from the electrical gurus?
Joe
1969 Firebird Project
1967 Frirebird 400 convertible
2013 Boss 302
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07-07-2016 #2I've seen circuit breakers welded closed after a dead short....
I prefer these if you want to fuse the battery cable-
Link-http://www.autoelectricsupplies.co.uk/product/1024/category/192
07-07-2016 #3Registered User- Join Date
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What amperage fuse should a guy get? I will have to look for an American source.
Joe
1969 Firebird Project
1967 Frirebird 400 convertible
2013 Boss 302
07-07-2016 #4