BJ Navara
Member
So, I wired in the Redarc dc/bc for the muster, then hurriedly connected everything to the tub battery. works perfectly, all mickey mouse with 4awg wires and all.
this is where I then came unstuck rushing to chuck everything in to work for the muster.
I (foolishly) cut the lighter connection off the fridge plug and put on an Anderson. so far so good. then I connected another Anderson direct to the battery with no fuse or breaker in the line, so when the fridge slide pinched the wire - instant meltdown!
So, long story short, I know I need a fuse in the line. What I don't understand, is the issue around varying wire thicknesses in the supply. I can reroute through a boating switch block that has separate fuses integrated in it, but the wire from the battery to the switch is a different thickness to the cable to the fridge, but a short run ( 15cm?).
Does that make a difference?
this is where I then came unstuck rushing to chuck everything in to work for the muster.
I (foolishly) cut the lighter connection off the fridge plug and put on an Anderson. so far so good. then I connected another Anderson direct to the battery with no fuse or breaker in the line, so when the fridge slide pinched the wire - instant meltdown!
So, long story short, I know I need a fuse in the line. What I don't understand, is the issue around varying wire thicknesses in the supply. I can reroute through a boating switch block that has separate fuses integrated in it, but the wire from the battery to the switch is a different thickness to the cable to the fridge, but a short run ( 15cm?).
Does that make a difference?