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Old 06-14-2008, 03:50 PM
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Why did my amp get fried?
I unhooked my Visonik V900XD and lent it to someone for a couple days. I hooked it up, and as soon as I turned the deck on, car off, the amp started crackling and smoking like crazy. I didn't wire it up wrong. WTF happened?!
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sounds like your buddy had a drinking contest with your amp!
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Old 06-14-2008, 04:19 PM
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that is a stout amp, I had one of these!! Mine was great to me after I got it repaired for doing something VERY similar!! I unhooked it for a few days, hooked it up, with a 2nd battery, and it popped, let a huge smoke show go, then it decided to not work anymore!! So I sent mine in for repair, then used it for a few months and sold it!! , Sorry about your amp man!!
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Old 06-14-2008, 08:10 PM
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Could it of happened if the ground wasn't grounded? It touched the 12v wire and sparked before I put the amp in. Everything else works fine. There was a LOT of smoke, I'm almost positive you can't fix it, I heard it COOK! Time to start from scratch.
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Old 06-15-2008, 02:24 AM
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Crack it open and take some pics, would love to see that mess.

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Could it of happened if the ground wasn't grounded? It touched the 12v wire and sparked before I put the amp in. Everything else works fine. There was a LOT of smoke, I'm almost positive you can't fix it, I heard it COOK! Time to start from scratch.
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Old 06-15-2008, 07:34 AM
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shitty deals, always disconnect your battery before working on car electronics..
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Will post pics of guts later.
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Old 06-15-2008, 02:49 PM
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Notice burns on the bottom right. It doesn't look burnt anywhere else.

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Old 06-15-2008, 04:21 PM
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I would say from the location you had a short on one of the channels.

also some at the top too.
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Old 06-15-2008, 04:33 PM
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That does not look all that bad, it looks fixable.
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