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Old 07-05-2009, 10:11 PM
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So i was wiring up my system yesterday and the ground wire was already in my amplifier, then my power wire accidentally touched it and it made a spark. Now my amplifier wont work. I'm not sure that it blew but im just not sure what is wrong now.


Could my fuse blew under my hood? Because i just hope that my amplifier is fine.


Please help me out because i don't know what the problem could be.
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Old 07-05-2009, 10:22 PM
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Check the fuses on your amp and the fuse under your hood, if one of any or all are blown replace, then see what happens.
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Old 07-05-2009, 10:46 PM
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my guess is the fuse under the hood. if the battery and ground cables touch then you probably didn't have them connected to the amp, so i vote for hood fuse
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Old 07-06-2009, 01:00 AM
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Hope it's a Fuse. Also ALWAYS disconnect the Negative terminal on the battery before wiring up anything then you can bump stuff and not let out the magic smoke.
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As already mentioned ALWAYS remove your battery negative. Check your fuses, after everything is inspected and replaced as needed, HOPEFULLY your amp will still be good. Usually they fry also.
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I would use it as a excuse to go buy a new vehicle that can fit even more new audio gear into it.
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you could have just checked the fuses before posting and asking if its possible that the fuse blew

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Old 07-06-2009, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by MR2NR
I would use it as a excuse to go buy a new vehicle that can fit even more new audio gear into it.




Sounds good to me.....
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Originally Posted by MR2NR
I would use it as a excuse to go buy a new vehicle that can fit even more new audio gear into it.
haha
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