have a few electrical ?s - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

old_rookie · 04-30-2015, 03:21 PM

The fuse rating seems high to me. You want one to open the circuit in the event something goes wrong and starts drawing too much current. Get the current draw/consumption of your devices and add 1 or 2 amps to that for the fuse rating. If your pump starts doing something funny and starts drawing 10amps - your battery is going to get very hot very fast. I don't have an electronics degree, but this is what I would do if I had a set up with multiple devices.

04-30-2015, 03:21 PM	#2
old_rookie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Santee Posts: 904	The fuse rating seems high to me. You want one to open the circuit in the event something goes wrong and starts drawing too much current. Get the current draw/consumption of your devices and add 1 or 2 amps to that for the fuse rating. If your pump starts doing something funny and starts drawing 10amps - your battery is going to get very hot very fast. I don't have an electronics degree, but this is what I would do if I had a set up with multiple devices.