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#1184059 09/24/2016 9:19 PM
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Installing a radio in my 12volt 53 1/2 ton. Would like to install a inline fuse and not certain of fuse amp. The specs show 10 amp for the line to the battery and 1 amp to the ign.
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If those specs came with the radio, that's what you use. It doesn't sound right though. I can't recall ever using a 1 amp fuse. Usually about 4-6 amps on the aftermarket radios.

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Thanks. That is what the specs say in the manual- Custom Auto Sound. I put an inline fuse to the battery should I also put one on the line to the ignition? If I am using 14g wire is a 7.5amp fuse ok for battery line?

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I am going to guess that the radio has digital pre-sets and therefore there is a feed from the battery. That would be where a small fuse would be used. That feed keeps the memory alive.


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It seems weird but I would do what the directions say. Like Nix I would think the small fuse would be the bat feed to keep memory & clock.


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it may be that the 1A line is only a trigger to turn it on (like the remote power wire (blue wire) for most amps and crossovers in car audio)It basically just activates a relay to turn it on.


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