amp ground wire problem
08-15-2006, 10:51 PM
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amp ground wire problem
i was installing subs in my car
everything was goin fine
untill i try to ground the black wire, which runs from
amp to ground location
the other end of the ground wire which connects
to the amp was un-hooked and once the grounding
was complete i hooked the wire into the amp
as i was hooking the ground wire into the amp
there were big sparks at the ground location
it surely didnt look normal to me, as i have never seen
such big sparks while connecting ground wire to the amp
then i checked and both the amp fuses were blown
am i doing something wrong here?
wat could be the reason behind blown fusues and big sparks?
plz help!
everything was goin fine
untill i try to ground the black wire, which runs from
amp to ground location
the other end of the ground wire which connects
to the amp was un-hooked and once the grounding
was complete i hooked the wire into the amp
as i was hooking the ground wire into the amp
there were big sparks at the ground location
it surely didnt look normal to me, as i have never seen
such big sparks while connecting ground wire to the amp
then i checked and both the amp fuses were blown
am i doing something wrong here?
wat could be the reason behind blown fusues and big sparks?
plz help!
08-16-2006, 09:50 AM
#2
IF you had the power hooked up before the ground, yes, you can get a big spark. You can also hurt the amps, that's why they have fuses.
Good luck.
They way to install is to hook up everything, check and double check everything, then apply power by installing the main fuse after you charge the caps if you have them.
Good luck.
They way to install is to hook up everything, check and double check everything, then apply power by installing the main fuse after you charge the caps if you have them.
08-16-2006, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Tom.F.1
IF you had the power hooked up before the ground, yes, you can get a big spark. You can also hurt the amps, that's why they have fuses.
Good luck.
They way to install is to hook up everything, check and double check everything, then apply power by installing the main fuse after you charge the caps if you have them.
Good luck.
They way to install is to hook up everything, check and double check everything, then apply power by installing the main fuse after you charge the caps if you have them.
then red wire....all of a sudden there were big sparks from the red wire
and the amp fuses were blown again.....
wats happing here? this is really gettin annoying
08-16-2006, 02:25 PM
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re-read his answer. hook it all up, check, check again, then put the main fuse in. while you're hooking up anything, there should be no power coming through, the main fuse at the battery should not be installed, and you should have had the negative battery cable disconnected from the start. You're causing an arc as the wire gets close to the connectors...that's not good as it usually means a spike in the voltage and current(blows your fuses).
08-16-2006, 10:48 PM
#5
Here's another suggestion. You may have nhurt the amp already, but you can check it with an ohm meter. Read the ohms accross the + and - inputs. It should be open.
Also, you get a big spark if you had power on your remote wire before hooking it up?
Last thing you do is apply power, then turn on the HU and let it turn on the amp by remote.
Also, you get a big spark if you had power on your remote wire before hooking it up?
Last thing you do is apply power, then turn on the HU and let it turn on the amp by remote.
08-17-2006, 04:14 PM
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ok got the prb fixed....
i think it was something to do with ground
all i did was changed the ground location
and the amp started to work fine
no sparks or anythin like that
but i did follow the steps:
remove positive terminal
connect all wire to the amp
and connect the terminal back
everythin workin fine
thnx guys for the help
i think it was something to do with ground
all i did was changed the ground location
and the amp started to work fine
no sparks or anythin like that
but i did follow the steps:
remove positive terminal
connect all wire to the amp
and connect the terminal back
everythin workin fine
thnx guys for the help
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