Uh, Terry you might want to look at the fuse diagram
again. If you have one 30 Amp fuse, it will provide
a 30 Amp limit.
If you have THREE fuses in SERIES (all in a row), the
weakest one will blow first. Still 30 Amps of protection.
If you put the fuses in PARALLEL, then yes you would flow
more current throw all three.
A fusible link is much simpler, and would provide against
a harness fire.
Cheers,
Tom Walter
Mike Faggart wrote:
> Is there room under the hood for 9- 10 amp fuses? I do not think that
> the alt. is that far from the battery.
>
> Mike Faggart
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Terry and Donna Cost" <tcost@vvm.com>
> To: "Datsun Roadsters" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 12:59 PM
> Subject: 66 amp alternator
>
>
>
>> In a one wire setup you are only charging the battery, and the
>
> battery
>
>> supplies energy to the rest of the system. The alternator only
>
> pulls max
>
>> amps when the battery is completely drained, like pulling the coil
>
> wire and
>
>> grinding the starter until you run out of juice, or turning on a 150
>
> watt
>
>> driving light without starting the engine, and leaving it on for a
>
> while.
>
>> Put a 30 amp fuse into the wire from the alternator to the battery
>
> to
>
>> protect the rest of the system if the alternator malfunctions and
>
> tries to
>
>> overcharge the battery, or if there is a short in the system, which
>
> was
>
>> designed for less than 30 amp loads. If you really want to protect
>
> the
>
>> system, put three 30 amp fuses in series, for a grand total of 90
>
> amps of
>
>> protection. A diagram is below.
>>
>> Alternator
>> |
>> |
>> 30 amp fuse
>> |
>> |
>> 30 amp fuse
>> |
>> |
>> 30 amp fuse
>> |
>> |
>> Battery
>>
>>
>> If you put six 15 amp fuses in series, you get the same protection.
>
> Or nine
>
>> 10 amp fuses.
>>
>> Leisure Suit Terry
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