ATC Fuse Holder

All Customer Questions

Question

can i connect 2 cathodes kits in 1 fuse holder of 16 gauge and can i used a 3 amp fuse..or whatt fuse will wrok best... - by Mainor (Capitol Heights, MD)

Answer

Yes, you can connect 2 cathode kits to 1 fuse. A 3 amp fuse will work great.

Question

hi im useing 60 leds one 4.7 in and two 9.5's of the flexable led strips, what kinda fuse or how many amp's do i need?? - by michael (Highland Park, IL)

Answer

How about a 5 amp fuse

Question

what do you mean ground? what am i connecting it to? - by michael (Highland Park, IL)

Answer

You connect the fuse holder to the positive of the battery. The negative/ground of the lights usually is connected to the negative/ground of the battery, or metal part of the car.

Question

I have 2 weatherproof LED ribbons, one 1ft. the other 2 ft. Do I connect it in a series or parallel and do i need to connect a fuse to it?

Answer

If you are connecting directly from your car battery you will need a in-line fuse holder and fuse.
If you are drawing power from a pre-existing source light a cigarette light,
you need not worry about a fuse, your cigarette lighter is already stock fused.
Always connect in parallel, all positives and negatives wired together to the power source.

Question

Hey, I'm putting 4 Extremely bright pre-wired superflux 4-chip LED's in my vents and was wondering what fuse holder and type of fuse to put it in to make it work. I will be splicing into my Cigarette Lighter since i dont use the thing.

wont need to buy any wire i dont think because the vents arn't very far apart - by Corey (Newfoundland)

Answer

Considering the cig lighter in your car is already fused, I wouldn't even bother adding a second fuse.

You'll probably need at least a few feet of wire for the install.

Question

Can I put a 10 Amp fuse in a 16 gauge fuse holder and not blow the fuse? What is the max amp fuse I could put in the 16 gauge fuse holder? - by Ryan (Howell, MI)

Answer

I don't think the Fuse Holder has much to do with whether the fuse will blow out or not.
If you put a 5 amp fuse in the fuse holder and your electrical current is greater that 5 amps the fuse will blow.
The Fuse Holder is exactly that, it just holds the fuse.

Question

one end of the adaptor goes to the battery and what does the other end connect to?

Answer

The other end connects to the positive wires on whatever you are connecing to it.

Question

i'm buying 2 ribbon strips and 4 straight led modules what kind of fuse should i need ? thanks

Answer

You will need at least a 5 to 7.5 amp fuse.

Question

I probably diddn't read the description well, but how long is the wire that comes with it? And aprox. what size fuze will i need if i want to run olny 2 cathode kits? - by Kristopher (INDIANA)

Answer

It comes with about 3 inches on either side of the fuse holder.

Question

I'm going to install about 5 superflux 4's first but I know I will be installing more later would it be ok to go with a higher amp fuse right off the bat or would that blow out my other led's since there wont be that many? - by Jay (las vegas)

Answer

That will be fine. A higher amp fuse will not blow out your LEDs.

Question

i have a power source that runs 10 guage wire and i need to splice into it with a 16 guage wire to power a utility light what is the best way to do this

Answer

Solder the two wires together and then protect it with heat shrink tubing. Maybe some electrical tape after that if you wanna be really professional about it.

Question

ok I'm going to run 2 9.5 and 2 4.7 LED strips to a LED OEM style switch. I'm guessing I would be ok with 16 gauge and a 3 amp fuse correct? Also would the power wire from the battery go to one prong on the switch and the other 2 prongs be for the LED power and the LED ground? - by Elliott (Raleigh NC)

Answer

Yes, yes

Question

I have a 3 amp fuse running two cathode kits right now, I'm about to order 3 more cathode kits and 4 superflux leds....Should I stay with the 3 amp or move to the 5 amp fuse? - by Steve

Answer

Considering each cathode kit draws .7 amps, and you have 5 cathode kits, that is 3.5 amps of current from the cathode kits. You must increase the fuse size to 5 amps.

Question

I want to run 2 or 3 cathode kits and 4 superflux leds. What amp fuse would I use? Thanks. - by David

Answer

A 3 amp fuse would be sufficient. Each cathode transformer draws approx. 0.7 amps, and LEDs draw very very little current.

Question

im going for a huge sysem for my tc with about
14 4 chip LEDs
4 oem rockers no LED tips
1 cathode kit
4 9.5 flex strips.
would that require 10 or 16 gauge and what fuse should i use?

Answer

14 x 4-chip superflux LEDs @ 80ma each = 1.12 amps
1 x cathode kit @ 700ma each = 0.7 amps
4 x 9.5" flex strips @ 160ma each = 0.64 amps
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Total: 2.46 amps

How about using a 5 amp fuse, and either the 10 or 16 gauge fuse holder will work fine.

Question

I wanna run about 6-8 LEDs - will the 16 gauge wire be able to handle it? And what amp fuse should I use?

Answer

16 will handle just fine (actually a smaller gauge such as 20 is even more ideal), and a 3 amp fuse is fine.