In line fuses blow like crazy on a 16-inch fan ... I use a fusible link and double relays on mine and it works sweet as can be; no heavy power draw, like when I had a circuit breaker on it, and no fuses blowing, like when I tried an in-line fuse!
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Alan
54 Chevy Pickup