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Old 11-11-2012, 03:22 AM   #31
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Originally Posted by SiouxsieCat View Post
In the top image, it appears there is a line going up front with an in-line fuse coming out of the fuzeblock.
I'm not an electrician, but that is redundant and not really needed, right?

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That is correct. The lower value fuse will fail first, the higher value fuse doesn't *do* anything. Setting up two fuses in series doesn't offer any more protection than a single fuse.

Using two fuses in parallel allows you to pull more current, much in the same way twinning a water line will give you more output at the end of the pipe. IMO, if you've got an accessory pulling 30A (two 15A fuses), and it isn't a clothes dryer or electric stove, you're doing something wrong.
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