Installing SRX

**big_man1000** · 02-23-2009, 03:11 PM

ok i think i understand it. do you know if they sell this add a fuse circuits at hardware stores like home depot or lowes?

**category4** · 02-23-2009, 03:19 PM

I think some auto parts places carry them. Or you can order them online. You just need to make sure you get the right size for the fuses you have. The one pictured id for the larger size, they also have it for the mini size.

Parts Express:Littelfuse Add-A-Circuit Fuseholder for ATO/ATC Fuses

**big_man1000** · 02-26-2009, 03:44 PM

alright cool... i guess the easiest way to check would be to bring in the fuse from fusebox for the radio in with me when i go to buy it to avoid having to go back twice...

Now after reading over the installation manual and trying to picture everything and the only thing i am slightly unsure about is how i would connect the fuse to the wire and is that the power supply it means when it says connect to a "switched 12-volt supply"?

if anybody has any pictures of how they installed their power supply, pictures speak a thousand words...

thanks for everybody's help!

**FoolishOne** · 02-26-2009, 05:22 PM

If you do it right and pick the right fuse, I don't think you need to add another fuse. No?

See the pic.

If for some reason there is a power surge BEFORE the fuse, the fuse will break and power/surge will NEVER see the detector. Else as long as it is below the amps stamped in one blade, power will pass through the (elongated) loop just fine.

When the car is off, the switch on the red wire is open, which means the fuse/detector/radio is not getting power. This is the kind you want.

There are some fuses like dome lights that ALWAYS have power to them, they are always being fed power from the battery. You want to stay away from these.

If you do need a fuse, put one of these inline before the detector, but after the fuse. Put a very low amp fuse in the holder.

30-Amp Inline Mini Blade-Type Fuse Holder - RadioShack.com