adding another battery

[302yota 10+ year member]

i plan on adding another battery to help my hifonics brutus 2000 get the power it needs, before i turn it up to its full potential when the hdc318 finally breaks in.....i will either be adding a yellow top, or a kinetik hc800 in the back....is there any special way to connect the rear battery....does it need fuses,etc....?

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[SWFL 10+ year member]

need a fuse for teh power wire and thats it

 

[KyleBechtold 5,000+ posts]

well since you didn't want to search.. put a fuse 18"> from the front batt... 18"> from the back batt on the same line.. and 18"> from the amp to the back batt

 

[302yota 10+ year member]

ok thanks....how big of a fuse do yall recommend.....the wiring kit came with a 300a anl fuse...but i doubt i need one quite that big.......so i need 3 fuses all together???

 

[SWFL 10+ year member]

fuse for the wire

 

[KyleBechtold 5,000+ posts]

ok thanks....how big of a fuse do yall recommend.....the wiring kit came with a 300a anl fuse...but i doubt i need one quite that big.......so i need 3 fuses all together???

the two between the batteries go as big as you can to reduce resistance and the one between the back batt and the amp go with w/e is recommended for the amp

 

[loopkiller 10+ year member]

That should tell you everything you need to know right there. Fuse size depends on the wire. You are going to need to figure out the capacity of your wire and use a fuse no bigger than that value. So if you wire is rated up to 300A, you need to buy 300A fuses.

 

[TC2k15x2 10+ year member]

That should tell you everything you need to know right there. Fuse size depends on the wire. You are going to need to figure out the capacity of your wire and use a fuse no bigger than that value. So if you wire is rated up to 300A, you need to buy 300A fuses.

What would happen if didnt add the last 2 fuses?

 

[302yota 10+ year member]

alright this really helps a lot...thanks

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

you would be risking your equipment.

hell, if you do that might as well not fuse the front either //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[natisfynest 10+ year member]

****n search button must be broke again

 

[loopkiller 10+ year member]

****n search button must be broke again

Mine works fine, give it a try yourself...

 

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