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Old May 8, 2006 | 09:36 AM
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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?
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Old May 8, 2006 | 10:40 AM
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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
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Old May 8, 2006 | 10:49 AM
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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.

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Old May 8, 2006 | 11:00 AM
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now that I read the thread, I have to say I think its the wire itself.
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Old May 8, 2006 | 11:27 AM
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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.
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Old May 8, 2006 | 11:28 AM
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Take It Back To Who Ever Put It In And Make Them Warranty It!!!!!!
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Old May 8, 2006 | 12:25 PM
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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
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Originally Posted by 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

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.
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Old May 8, 2006 | 05:53 PM
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doing that tomorrow morning....
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Old May 10, 2006 | 09:25 AM
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So, what happened?
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