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HOW-TO-GUIDE: Wiring your tin boat...Where to begin?
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<blockquote data-quote="HOUSE" data-source="post: 248428" data-attributes="member: 4466"><p>I get that part, I think I meant to say "fuse" instead of "circuit breaker" off the battery to the switch box. Rephrased: If I protect the main wire going to the switch with a 15amp "fuse", and my switch already includes 1-5amp fuses in it, what is the concern I keep reading about of "over-protecting" everything. I keep reading not to use too high of a fuse or circuit breaker in a line. </p><p></p><p>I think I get it... the individual fuses will protect each device while the main 15amp fuse will protect the 10ft wire running to the switch (and the switch board itself?). I'm just confused about stacking fuses inline like that, and what happens if you have too high of a fuse protecting something. For example, what would happen if I had a 10amp fuse protecting one of the 1amp LED lights... 2-9amp surges could still get through and damage the LED light?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HOUSE, post: 248428, member: 4466"] I get that part, I think I meant to say "fuse" instead of "circuit breaker" off the battery to the switch box. Rephrased: If I protect the main wire going to the switch with a 15amp "fuse", and my switch already includes 1-5amp fuses in it, what is the concern I keep reading about of "over-protecting" everything. I keep reading not to use too high of a fuse or circuit breaker in a line. I think I get it... the individual fuses will protect each device while the main 15amp fuse will protect the 10ft wire running to the switch (and the switch board itself?). I'm just confused about stacking fuses inline like that, and what happens if you have too high of a fuse protecting something. For example, what would happen if I had a 10amp fuse protecting one of the 1amp LED lights... 2-9amp surges could still get through and damage the LED light? [/QUOTE]
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