|05-19-2008 04:14 PM|
Run one wire from each of the relay 30 terminal to 12 Batt source both fused.
No need to fuse your wires to the 86 terminal.
|05-19-2008 09:27 AM|
alright so basically this is what I should have correct?
|05-19-2008 12:37 AM|
I would install 2 40 amp fuses. 1 between each relay and the fan.
Fuses are installed between relay and power source, ie the battery.
|05-18-2008 11:56 PM|
here at MAD.
|05-18-2008 04:51 PM|
|jaguarxk120||Repalacing a blown fuse or resetting a breaker is a heck of a lot easyer than rewiring a fuse link!|
|05-18-2008 08:28 AM|
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|05-18-2008 07:18 AM|
If a fusible link blows you have a serious problem to investigate.
If you are out on the road and the if the link should blow out - what are you going to do rewire the system on the road ???
If you replace a blown fuse without finding the cause the only thing you get is a second blown fuse.
|05-18-2008 02:04 AM|
|carsavvycook||A circuit breaker will work just fine. Make sure you install a 15AMP in line fuse in the key on power wire to the relays for additional protection. It will not blow when the fan kick's in and draws more AMPS.|
|05-18-2008 01:51 AM|
|Boostedpimp||so no fuse link but what about a circuit breaker instead of the fuse on the 12volt power lead?? do they even make 50 amp or higher breakers i've only ever seen 30 or 35 amp ones or is a circuit breaker a bad idea like the fuse link?|
|05-15-2008 03:28 PM|
|carsavvycook||If you are putting the fuse in the constant battery feed wire to both relays and are afraid of it blowing a 40 amp fuse, use a 50 amp fuse. Also make sure this wire is 10 gauge, and I would hook it directly to the battery, to eliminate any other voltage draws.|
|05-15-2008 03:17 PM|
|jaguarxk120||If you use a 40 amp fuse on a fan that draws 40 amps then the fuse is way too small. A fuse is used to protect devices from gross overloads. Using a 40 amp link will work for a time but will open in time as heavy curent folws will degrade the wire. Remember the fuse link is a cheap way around using proper fuses in a circuit. For a 40 amp load I would use a 50 amp fuse, it will protect the wiring if something go's wrong. TF|
|05-15-2008 02:45 PM|
I was told to use a fuse link because they have a saturation time before blowing where as a fuse lets go as soon as that limit is reached... so lets say the efan spikes to 42 amps once in a while during startup and im using 40 amp fuses.. i'd be popping fuses each time it kicked where as with a 40 amp fuse link it would last through the initial spike because the spike is only a second or two long. Is that correct? that's what I was told previously
|05-15-2008 11:40 AM|
|jaguarxk120||I would not use a fuseable link! Get a regular fuse block from the parts store with replaceable fuses. If you are out on the road and the if the link should blow out - what are you going to do rewire the system on the road ??? If you notice none of the car makers are using fuse links anymore. TF|
|05-15-2008 09:36 AM|
Thanks for the suggestions guys much appreciated
Any thoughts on what size fuse link I should use? Im guessing since the relays and inline fuses are 40 ampers maybe the fuse link should be 40 as well
|05-14-2008 10:07 PM|
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