About the prices on large fuses and fuse holders. Being in the car stereo biz since 1976 I've seen car audio system powers in the begining in the 100s of watts to now in the KW range.
We hold the NW SPL record at 170 DB. Our compitition and demo truck has 54,000 watts onboard.
We use 14 Optima red top and four 2 volt lift truck batteries wire as a 14 volt system.
IASCA and other car audio compitition sanctioning bodies requier only one fuse at the battery bank feeding each and any circut the come to or leaves the battery bank. A fuse at an apropriat amperage for that circut and wire feeding it.
As per prices on fuses and fuse holders (gold plated by the way).
AGU or as Ed called them barrel fuses are available in gold, gold with LED indicator or nickle starting at 5 amps up to 100 amps. Holders for these start at $10 each. The nickle AGU fuses are $1 each. The gold and LED fuses are more.
If you need fuses starting at 50 amps up to 300 amps the ANL blade types are good. You can also find the ANL industrial up to 800 amps.
We sell the ANL fuse and fuse holders for $10 each.
Another fuse type is the MAXI fuse. The are a blade plugin type like the smaller atc.
The maxi starts at 20 amps and up to 120 amps.
There are single, dual, 3, or 4 gang holders for all these fuses in gold or platimum.
We also have a good selection of power or ground distribution blocks.
The ANL fuse holder will accept up to 4/0 ring tungue connectors.
I use the 250 amp ANL fuse and holder with my 2850 lb lift truck battery and 2500 watt inverter.
A use 4 each 4 gang ATC fuse holders/dist blocks for the 14 wind gennys on the store roof.
We have so much nice power distrobution products at a much lower price then any RE retailer offers.
I don't understand why people buy the supper high price comercial/re stuff when
the car audio stuff is so resonable.
I know I love using this hardware both on my 14 genny re system at my store and my 7 genny system at home.
I made a very nice distrobution panel at my shop at home for all 7 gennys.
If this group would like I could put together a price sheet and some pix and special pricing for my fellow RE freinds.
JK TAS Jerry