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Question Arduino Uno + MM - best place to use fuses

Discussion in 'DIY Motion Simulator Building Q&A / FAQ' started by TheYellowBatman, Dec 28, 2020.

  1. TheYellowBatman

    TheYellowBatman New Member Gold Contributor

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    Hi Everyone

    I'm running a standard 2 DOF Arduino and MM setup. I recently had the ground wire on the 5V circuit melt on the MM side. While I have now rewired things and repaired any damage, this would not have happened if I was running appropriate fuses in the setup. I already have an existing 70A circuit breaker from the PSU however I wanted some advice on appropriate locations to fuse. I was thinking of doing the 4 below indicated on the diagram:

    Arduino MM fuse.JPG

    I have types of fuse holders, one uses small glass fuses that range from 500 mA to 5A. I was going to use these types at Fuse 1 and 2 positions as the 5V circuit shouldn't be using that much current?

    I also have the standard blade style fuse holders which range from 5A to 50+ A which i was going to use on Fuse 3 and 4 to each motor.

    What do you think?

    Happy Holidays
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    That would work, though personally I would just go with the blade style fuses.
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    I was told to put fuses on the positive line. Is there an advantage to having fuses on both?
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    The positive line is what is normally fused.
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    Yessir, I was wondering if there was an advantage to also putting them on the negative lines.
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    Thanks Noorbeast. I went with the glass fuses as the blade holders I could fine are quite bulky so I’m actually going to run them outside my control box. To save space I’ll use the glass ones inside the box. I also didn’t know how much current it would draw and glass ones go much lower in terms of fuse amperage so thought I would use them.

    chubbyweasal - I’m fusing the ground as that one happened to melt recently on the 5V circuit. It was more than likely too thin a wire. But I didn’t want to take any chances
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    I can't see any advantage unless it switches polarity.
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