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Jimbo:
What size fuse though ????, as the plugs are there for jump-starting another vehicle, or being jump-started yourself - surely a fuse in the circuit would have to be sub-station sized  :shock:

Jim

Sharpshooter:
The same as all electrical circuits.

Slightly lower rating, than the lowest rated component.

I.E. 10 amp cable, 8 amp fuse.

P.S. I know 10 amps is not enough for starter cables, im just using it as an example. :)

Bush Tucker Man:

--- Quote from: "sharpshooter" ---Dont forget to fuse them well.
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--- Quote from: "Jimbo" ---What size fuse though ????, as the plugs are there for jump-starting another vehicle, or being jump-started yourself - surely a fuse in the circuit would have to be sub-station sized
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You bet me to it, I meant to so this last night.

I'll guess that extremely large capacity fuses are available that don't offer too much resistance for 12v operation, but when the cables are probably rated at about 300amp (continuous useage) the fuse will need to be big.
Besides, the terminals will need to be a fair size as well.

I'm not too sure if this image shows the scale of the cables I use, they're also (I'm sure) 5yards long

Henry Webster:
Am I missing something?   :?

Why would you need to fuse this?  You don't usually put an in line fuse in when jump starting cars do you?

Regards

H

Sharpshooter:

--- Quote from: "Henry Webster" ---Am I missing something?   :?

Why would you need to fuse this?  You don't usually put an in line fuse in when jump starting cars do you?

Regards

H
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Thats if you only use them for starting. Why could you not use it to power an extarnal winch, or lighting etc.

You could actually run inverters and such like aswell. :D

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