my battery fuse keept blowing

[chriscarr]

just got new system...... everything is wired correctly.... 3 RF hx2 and a RF 1500.1 amp......... my 100A fuse keeps blowing...... i replaced it today and amp made this humming noise then fuse blew again wtf?

[chriscarr]

just tried replacing again..... WITH THE CAR OFF and they fucking blew again wtf is going on....... as soon as i touched the power wire to battery i could feel heat rushing thru it and pop..... blew

[TJElite]

just tried replacing again..... WITH THE CAR OFF and they fucking blew again wtf is going on....... as soon as i touched the power wire to battery i could feel heat rushing thru it and pop..... blew

If you don't have a short on your power wire somewhere, the outputs on your amp are fried. When this happens, it makes a direct short from hot to ground inside the amp.

Unhook the power at the amp, and try another fuse. If it still blows, you have a short on the power wire. Check where it comes through the firewall, and then check any screws you may have put in...one of them might have pierced the wire.

If it doesn't blow, it's either the connection at the amp (not likely) or the outputs.

Most likely cause of output failure is shorted speaker leads.

Toby

[Notladstyle]

now that I read the thread, I have to say I think its the wire itself.

[TBSpyder]

Sounds like a direct short in your amp (aka bad amp). Try disconnecting the power wire on the amp end (tape it up so it doesn't touch anything) and see if it still blows the fuse. If not, it's your amp.

[GradeA_TireFryer]

Take It Back To Who Ever Put It In And Make Them Warranty It!!!!!!

[chriscarr]

if this helps....... when i put a 60A fuse it... was a short HUMM 2 seconds then pop..... when the 100 went in..... longer HUMMM.... about 6 seconds then pop

[TBSpyder]

if this helps....... when i put a 60A fuse it... was a short HUMM 2 seconds then pop..... when the 100 went in..... longer HUMMM.... about 6 seconds then pop


Did you disconnect the power at the amp and try it again???? Because that's going to be the determining factor in if it's your wiring or your amp itself.

[chriscarr]

doing that tomorrow morning....

[TBSpyder]

So, what happened?

[chriscarr]

when wire was off of amp nothing happened ....... heh.... i didnt know u could mess up a amp by touching the speaker wire to it on accident...... weird...thought u were only supposed to be careful with the power wire

[Notladstyle]

when wire was off of amp nothing happened ....... heh.... i didnt know u could mess up a amp by touching the speaker wire to it on accident...... weird...thought u were only supposed to be careful with the power wire

ouch, looks like its time for a new amp.

[chriscarr]

funny thing is this was one day old.........

[TBSpyder]

funny thing is this was one day old.........

Don't feel too bad, I've seen it happen several times before.

[GradeA_TireFryer]

Warranty - Bitch! -