ez12a
Senior Member
- Joined
- Jan 30, 2018
- Threads
- 21
- Messages
- 1,208
- Reaction score
- 730
- Location
- CA
- Vehicle(s)
- 18 CW Type R
ah gotcha you were talking about fuse taps instead of add-a-fuse.If you are using a fuse tap, you are correct, not a problem which orientation you insert it. As you say, if you insert it 'backwards, then your camera will be protected by two fuses. And as the video says, your camera fuse needs to be less/lower than the one you are replacing. The taps I bought include 5amp fuses, so those will blow before the one being replaced. (My Blackvue says it uses 1-2 amps)
The problem comes for those folks who use a jumper or just wrap the wire around the existing fuse prong. If you happen to just wrap the wire around the fuse prong and then just stick it back in without knowing one side it hot or not, then you have a 50% chance of connecting directly to the hot side, and therefore not having any protection.
Fuse taps are cheap, and easy to use. (Though you do have to get a pin connector or similar to connect your wire to the fuse tap. But those are cheap too.) Spend the extra few bucks and the extra 15 minutes to do it right
I see the same recommendations for add-a-fuses but couldnt think of why it it really mattered. A lot of it is just parroted information in the forums without really looking at why it's considered "bad". Less than ideal? sure but not like i'll fry my circuit like the video leads one to believe. Both circuits are still fused in any orientation. One will just go through two fuses, and worst case you blow the factory fuse if your added fuse is higher. Shouldnt be running a higher fuse than the factory fuse position anyway with a dashcam.
Sponsored
Last edited: