xLostx

Another problem now, finished the install and completed the box and everything.
Going from my battery is my 4 gauge cable attached is a fuse which runs back to my trunk and is hooked up to my capacitor which is grounded and where the power cable is set in place leads another cable which goes to my amp which is also grounded as should be.
Now after all that was done I start up the car and there's nothing...no lights on my cap or amp...we check the fuses in my amp and both of them are blown, try to put a new one in and b4 it's even set in place it gets blown out and is fried
Ideas as to what's going on? I have everything hooked up properly and would like to figure out what the cause is.

Ryan231

What size of fuse(s) do you have in place? Should be about the same size as the fuse(s) in the side of your amp.

Edit: I misread, the fuses on your amps are popped.. I'm having a hard time understanding how you wired everything but it should go something like this..

-A 4g from the battery to the first fuse holder
-The fuse holder should have a fuse rating equal to the fuses on the amp
-Wire runs to the cap
-Cap is grounded with a piece of short wire to the car somewhere from the (-) terminal (4g as well)
-Off the positive terminal of your cap you run another 4g wire to your amp
-Connect the 4g wire to your amp
-Ground the amp using the (-) terminal with another short lead of 4g wire.
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Make sure everything is connected properly and that you have good grounds, you didn't swap out the fuses on the amp did you?

[ March 30, 2005, 06:23 PM: Message edited by: Ryan231 ]

Ryan231

Also, when your replacing fuses its a better idea to take out your main fuse (the one right by the battery) and then connect everything. Once everything is connected properly you then place the main fuse back in the holder and are good to go. When your pulling fuses out of the amp and your amp is live your risking getting injured, ESPECIALLY when dealing with caps. Those things pack a mighty punch man.

GrizZz

Can't believe ya said that all in one breath

Caps are just like batteries, they need a positive and a negative attached, just like a battery. New caps and discharged caps also need to be charged slowly or yes, you'll blow fuses.

So, disconnect your ground off your battery(ies), and then replace all your fuses. Then, BEFORE you hook up that last ground at the battery again, connect a test light from the ground cable to the negative post of the battery. It should light up. LEAVE IT connected in this manner until the test light goes out completely, it takes 5-10 minutes per farad of capitance. I like to wait an extra five minutes after it's gone out even, just to be sure. IF the test light does not go out, after half an hour to an hour, then a problem lies elsewhere.

Then, hook her up and enjoy [img]smile.gif[/img]

xLostx

Yeah I didn't give the cap any time to charge at all, which may be the problem. For my amp I have a Bazooka RSA800.1D - 1500 watts 800 RMS http://bazooka.com/productAutoAmplifiersRS.asp?id=201

The size of fuses that came with the amp are 40 and the 2 places I went to tonight didn't carry anything higher than 30 so I'm going to try the place where I bought my amp tomorrow.
The cap is a Phoenix Gold QX series 1.0 farad cap.
As for my wiring I'm pretty sure I have everything hooked up properly so tomorrow I'm going to try a new ground for the amp itself and get some new fuses and give the cap some time to charge as well as checking the fuse by my battery.
Other than that my amp is blowing fuses like a ****, like the one I tried to replace was partially melted just from trying to pop it in

Haunz

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My bet is that the amp is blown.

zzzzzzz

iTrader: (5)

are the two wires on the battery (-?+)
did you miss the (-)on the amp?
did you wire the amp to the deck so the amp will go on?

xLostx

It better not be blown it's like brand new, it cooked my Kicker solo baric L7 and that was before winter and after that happened I just decided to leave the system out until spring.
I'm going to the store where I bought the amp to see what one of their guys has to say, hopefully it'll be good news.