Upfitter Fuses

[Mjolnir]

Not sure what I am doing yet, I just wanted a setup that is different. Everyone buys the 20" bar for in that spot... yawn! I will have a ton of options packed in that spot and it will look sick. I am a graphic designer so I have already done some photoshop mockups for myself.
Things would be much easier if I had the truck right now!
Still looking for a 5 AMP SQUARE STYLE FUSE??
Thank you Big J! Its great to know that you can count on your friends on FRF!

somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but can't you wire to the 30 amp upfitter and use a 5 amp inline fuse that will blow first if there is a spike or issue with the lights?

 

[Tejas]

somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but can't you wire to the 30 amp upfitter and use a 5 amp inline fuse that will blow first if there is a spike or issue with the lights?

That's what I am doing with my switch #1 that I have running to my 20" rigid. I pulled the 30amp inline fuse and replaced it with a 10amp, I also put a 20amp box fuse in the #18 spot to replace the 30 that was there. I think I will do the same for the HID's ill be wiring to the #2 up fitter 30amp this week too.

I hope this is an easy and acceptable fix?

Tejas

 

[BigJ]

Yep that's perfectly acceptable.

The trouble comes when you go the other way; for example if the circut is rated for 10amps, but you replace that 10amp fuse with say a 30amp... unless you've gone thru the entire thing and made sure, you can't know if the wires/terminals are big enough to handle the additional draw. They would might probably definitely melt before you got anywhere near 30amp, and then you've got yourself a nice little electrical fire.

So in short its always ok (at these power levels) to go with a smaller fuse than what the circuit has been rated for but its almost never ok to go with a larger fuse (unless you really know what you're doing).

 

[Tejas]

Sweet, thanks for clearing that up BigJ!

Tejas

 

[Highroller]

These prices seem reasonable.

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[mcasseba]

These prices seem reasonable.

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Make sure you change the year of your vehicle.

A couple differnt 20amp fuses come up, which one to replace the 30amp in aux #2? Thanks