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ceeyahd1

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Posted: 04/04/12 08:37pm

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Is it necessary to have a fuse or breaker at the battery?

smkettner

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Posted: 04/04/12 08:38pm

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All wires to the positive battery terminal should have a fuse sized to carry the load and protect the wire.

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pianotuna

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Posted: 04/04/12 08:53pm

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Hi,

Always. I'd prefer a catastrophic failure fuse to a breaker for solar.

ceeyahd1 wrote:

Is it necessary to have a fuse or breaker at the battery?

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Kustom Koach Class C 28'5" 256 watts Unisolar, 875 amp hours in two battery banks 12 volt batteries, 2500 MSW watt inverter.

Chuck&Gail

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Posted: 04/04/12 10:03pm

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Never put a breaker on any of mine (except the big house array, which has a breaker in the control box for the inverter).

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