i just put my amp in my car and i was hooking everything up first i hooked up the power wire then the remote and then i put the ground in but when i did that all my fuses blew so i figured that i should just get new fuses so i did but when i tried putting them in they got fried one after another is my amp blown or is it another problem any info would be greatly appreciated
Replies (5)
cplkittle on 03/3/2007 20:51:40
It sounds like the amplifier.
You should always connect the ground wire first.
Is this a new amplifier, used?
Which fuses blew? the ones on the amp or the one by the battery on the power wire?
If it is the amp and it is out of warranty, you can remove the back and look for black spots. It is usually not hard to tell if there is something burnt on the board.
30Hertz on 03/3/2007 21:40:23
just a question....but did you disconnect the battery before you started hooking everything up?
ace23 on 03/3/2007 21:43:16
no i didnt
30Hertz on 03/3/2007 21:49:45
Ding Ding Ding...thats why.
When hooking up the power wire you shorted it somehow and thats why you blew your fuses.
Always..Always...Always disconnect the battery when hooking anything up. Hope its just the fuses and not anything else.
swez on 03/4/2007 00:01:41
Yep, my warning bells are going off here too. When installing the main power line, sometimes they are hidden under the carpeting track mouldings that use screws to keep the plastic in place. If a screw pierces into the wire, it shorts to ground and your main inline fuse(s) will blow.
FYI: The fuse(s) are the last thing we install on hot line. A fuse that blows immediately, indicates a short in the line.
The same thing can happen when pulling the wire through the firewall, if a grommet is not used or adding some type of rubber coating to isolate against chaffing of the insulation.
Either way, you may have to back track your main power wiring and look for damage to the wires insulation material. If you see a pierced hole or exposed copper wires, sleeving them well with rubber tubing and some rubber cement should cure either problem and restore the wire to usable condition.
Hope this method is well understood,
Swez
Replies (5)
cplkittle on 03/3/2007 20:51:40
It sounds like the amplifier.
You should always connect the ground wire first.
Is this a new amplifier, used?
Which fuses blew? the ones on the amp or the one by the battery on the power wire?
If it is the amp and it is out of warranty, you can remove the back and look for black spots. It is usually not hard to tell if there is something burnt on the board.
30Hertz on 03/3/2007 21:40:23
just a question....but did you disconnect the battery before you started hooking everything up?
ace23 on 03/3/2007 21:43:16
no i didnt
30Hertz on 03/3/2007 21:49:45
Ding Ding Ding...thats why.
When hooking up the power wire you shorted it somehow and thats why you blew your fuses.
Always..Always...Always disconnect the battery when hooking anything up. Hope its just the fuses and not anything else.
swez on 03/4/2007 00:01:41
Yep, my warning bells are going off here too. When installing the main power line, sometimes they are hidden under the carpeting track mouldings that use screws to keep the plastic in place. If a screw pierces into the wire, it shorts to ground and your main inline fuse(s) will blow.
FYI: The fuse(s) are the last thing we install on hot line. A fuse that blows immediately, indicates a short in the line.
The same thing can happen when pulling the wire through the firewall, if a grommet is not used or adding some type of rubber coating to isolate against chaffing of the insulation.
Either way, you may have to back track your main power wiring and look for damage to the wires insulation material. If you see a pierced hole or exposed copper wires, sleeving them well with rubber tubing and some rubber cement should cure either problem and restore the wire to usable condition.
Hope this method is well understood,
Swez
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