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sparg93

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I would add a fuse for safety in case of a front end collision. It's true that an accident that severe may total out the vehicle, but why risk a fire and a blame game from an insurance company that could affect the total payout?

With the fire (not disagreeing, i'm interested), how could a fuse between the alternator wire and the battery stop a potential hazard?

Also, Chevy does not fuse the OEM wire, so how could you foresee an issue?

Again, i am interested, not disagreeing :)
 
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Thanks guys for all the info very helpful. Think I'm gonna go with 4gauge for now till I get my new 250 amp alternator.
 

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With the fire (not disagreeing, i'm interested), how could a fuse between the alternator wire and the battery stop a potential hazard?

Also, Chevy does not fuse the OEM wire, so how could you foresee an issue?

Again, i am interested, not disagreeing :)

Should the wire get crushed straight to ground, the fuse would blow. Without a fuse, you would a really thick wire going straight to ground.

And GM does fuse the wire in the form of a fusible link. The fusible link will blow just like a fuse.
 

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Should the wire get crushed straight to ground, the fuse would blow. Without a fuse, you would a really thick wire going straight to ground.

And GM does fuse the wire in the form of a fusible link. The fusible link will blow just like a fuse.

Precisely. It is more safety and preventive measure of increase repair costs.

Of all the places to have a failure of imagination this site should never be one of them.:)
 
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