critic81

Hey guys. First off I have an 05 TSX Navi. Back in 2005 I added in a Blitzsafe UII and a Pie X3 in order to play my iPod. The way i powered them was with the a Littlefuse Add-a-circuit. I put them into the two empty slots that are in the top row furthest away from you in the fuse box. All was working fine. Then I got a Scosche Bluetooth module and add that in. I removed the UII and just had the bluetooh and X3 powered. That all worked fine for a year. I just got a new cable to allow my iPhone 3G to charge with the UII so now here comes my question. First off, the Add-A-Circuit's that i bought came with a fuse in them and I never thought anything of it because it all worked. But I just looked at them again tonight, and the fuse that is in it is marked with an "E". Not a number like 3,5, 7.5, or 10. I guess it could be a 3, but it doesn't look like it. So what does the "E" mean? Next since I only had two add-a-circuits and three accessories that need power, I just spliced together the power cables for the UII and the Bluetooth module and put them into one Add-a-Circuit. My second question is do you think that is ok, to not have a third add-a-circuit and to just have both the bluetooth and the UII on one fuse? Thanks in advance. I'm not to knowledgeable about electrical stuff. My big concern is what is the "E" and if i am going to be protected since i have two accessories in the one add-a-circuit?

MMsTSX

not sure.
but posting here:
https://acurazine.com/forums/audio-video-electronics-navigation-22/
instead will give you the best answers I bet.

critic81

Moderator, can this thread be deleted? I started a new thread in Audio/Video. Thanks

LukeaTron

I gave up trying to read that. I might be able to help but you gotta give us some paragraphs.

critic81

Basically my first question is, on my Add-a-Circuit that I bought a couple years back, the fuse that it came with is marked "E", not like a number. I guess it could be a 3 but really doesn't look like it. What does the "E" stand for.

Second question, I now have two accessories spliced into one Add-a-Circuit, is that OK to do? Basically and I going to start a fire in my car?

Thanks a lot!!

litesout

With those two particular accessories, I doubt you'll have any trouble. Neither one of them is going to draw any serious power. Not enough to melt wires anyway. If you were trying to power up a coffee pot and a hair dryer there would be issues, but a BT module and an iPhone charger shouldn't draw more than a few amps.

The "E" fuse in question, is it the same size as the rest of the fuses in the box? If so, what color is it? There are standard fuse colors. I can't think of them right now, but they should be pretty easy to find. That's making a huge assumption, but if you're worried about it, you could swap it out for a standard fuse with a rating stamped on the end of it. A 7.5 or a 10 should do the job nicely.

critic81

The fuse looks like any of the other fuses in there and also i believe its like a light blueish color. But thank you litesout for the info. Puts my mind at ease!

litesout

I think blue fuse is normally a 15 amp. Probably overkill for your application, but if that's the fuse that came in it, then the wiring for the add a fuse kit should be able to support that much current. I'd say you're fine keeping your current set up as long as all your hot legs are well insulated (especially at the splice points.) I'm hoping you soldered the wiring together instead of the old twist and tape method. You get a much better connection that way.

critic81

Well no I did the twist and tape method for now. I did it last night in the cold before bed. Thanks for the great info litesout. You have been a real help. I think i'll try to do a little better job on the weekend, but for now it's good. Thanks again