I am tired of my fuse under my hood getting too hot and just melting becuase its made of solder i think? I dont know. But the last two days we have had a heat record in WA and it melted two fuses in a rowe... How would I go about putting a house breaker into my truck? do I actually need a small one breker box or can i just wire the hot straight to the breaker. I went to lowes yesterday and the breakers had one side a slot and the other two plug the hot wire in.... I am using it for my amp which has its own 3 x40 fuses so i was thinking a 100 house one would work.. I am confused.. any help thanks..

 

check some of the car audio shops and a bit online.........the have auto breakers that are used just for this. Back in the day I had a rockford one, but let it go when I sold my ride...hope this helps

 

I've seen some circuit breakers for cars. I think saw one at either oreillys or autozone. Definately seen them online, just check out some car audio sites.

 

Be careful with this idea. The current carrying capability of a house breaker is based on 120v, the truck is running on 12v. 100amps at 120v is a LOT more power than 100amps at 12v. Household breakers work based on a magnetic field that's created by the current passing through them. The strength of the magnetic field required to "pop" the breaker requires the voltage and current to be at the design specs. Putting a 100amp 120v breaker in a 12v system will pop WAY past 100amps.

More info here:
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com...t-breaker1.htm


Like the other guys have said, there are breakers for 12v systems, so use them and you'll be fine.


(edited for clarity)

 

i think you have an electrical problem and that the ambient heat temp had nothing or little to do with blowing the fuse... solder doesnt melt till 650 degrees... if your truck is that hot theres a problem.....

 

It seems to happen if I run my sub for long periods of time with high bass... but it happend more then normal the last two days and the weathers been insanly hot ... I am running a kicker amp and sub and the amp has 3 40 amp fuses so 120amp and the fuses I am using are normal 60amp glass fuses but tthe longest lasting one ive used was a gold plated 80 amp fuse which just gave out.. one side is yellow inside and the metal running accross looks fine... gehh i dunno

 

Go to my stereo page in my sig file.
I have a Phoenix Gold 100 amp circuit breaker protecting 2 amps.

 

thanks

 

i agree, get a car based 12v application circuit breaker.... a home one wont work or wont work properly... they dont even use the same type of electricity.... a house has 3 wires, and a vehicle has 2..... the house is also AC and a car is DC

 

a capacitor might help too

 

100 amps is 100 amps either way though

 

Maybe so, but a house breaker in a vehicle...might as well not even have one cause you won't ever trip it...

Buy a Phoenix Gold 100 A Circuit Breaker...or something equivalent for your application. It is all over the internet.

 

actually, no it isnt.... although similar, 100 AC amps are not = 100 DC amps.....

if you need to find out why DC and AC are differnt look it up on google, i dont have the time nor care to explain it

 

well i should belive you since you know everything huh?

 

if you don't believe him look it up

 

Tin foil or a piece of 4 gauge .

That will solve it all. I AM KIDDING THOUGH.

I know people who have sooo much invested in audio that they run a lesser rated fuse just for protetction.

I think the electrical problem suggestion may be a case to look into.

 

AC is current that can alternate paths, DC is one way current I believe.

 

http://www.ieee-virtual-museum.org/c...=3456872&lid=1

 

hey, if you don't want to listen to my advice or knowledge, DON'T... and let the people who want to listen, do just that....

 

Dang Jim, seem to making lots of friends here lately. I don't know what people's problems are. Tell me, was I right about the AC versus DC? That link above didn't really clarify it for me. All I really ever worry about with AC volts are with the alternator, but that's it. Dang I knew I shouldve paid more attention to electrical class.