FW: Fuse Amperage??? for a fuse between the battery and the car.

Richard J Lebens rick-l at rocketmail.com
Tue Jul 30 23:16:44 EDT 2002


I looked at the Bussman web site.  From the Time-Current Classification
Curves?Average Melt a 125 amp fast acting fuze will pass 700 amps for
10 seconds, 1000 amps for a second and immediate rupture at 1500 amps.
It takes 300 seconds at 125 amps.  That will do a lot of good
protecting your interior/wiring.  I think I'd spend the $25 for the
fuze on better wire.


--- Huw Powell <human747 at attbi.com> wrote:
>
> > This is an interesting question.
> >
> > Doesn't a starter motor present pretty close to a short to the
> battery
> > (600 amps limited by the source impedance of the battery)?
>
> One that is answered better by facts than theory, considering they
> are
> pretty easy to come by.
>


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