How to hook up a 150 circuit braker for a car?

Question

first off i have 2 15" l7 kickers and a 1000 wat kicker amp and i have a rockford fosgate cap. well my inline fuse keeps blowing a 50amp last about 1 minute a 100 lasts about a hour maybe thats like driveing stoping then going a few hours later.

some one told me a circuit breaker would help so i went to auto zone and bought a 150 amp circuit breaker. i dont know how to hook it up would i remove the inline box by battery and put this? and if you need to see a pic its called just search at google.

hi-amp waterproof circiut breaker 150-amp

also would this help ? am i thinking wrong about removing the one under hood?

Answer 1

You may want to figure out why your fuses are blowing. The fuse at the battery should be equal to the total of the fuses in the amp. i.e. if the amp has (2) 50 amp fuses then the fuse at the battery should be 100 amps. But the fuse should not exceed the current handling capability of the power wire, which is the main reason for a fuse to protect the wire from burning in the event of a short circuit. What is the total of the fuses in the amp, and what is the size or gauge of power wire you are using? Need this information before I can give you any advise.

Answer 2

If you get a large enough breaker you can eventually melt the wires. Have fun