2nd battery + Amp installation

[KickerSoItBump 10+ year member]

Well I'm not lying when im saying i'm giving my own installs a try. Today I did the same thing I did last time to install a newer amp in my car. I unhooked the positive terminal on my 0 gauge wiring from the battery, and as i unplugged teh amp, i set down the 4 gauge wiring that went in it down.

It sparks and i hear a crackle as I see the fuse to my 2nd battery in the trunk (wired in parallel with the one up front) smoke and break.

Things werent going easy because I didn't have the necessary tools here to install it, so I know I should have been patient and I could have avoided the mess at hand.

My question is though, the reason the spark occured was because of the 2nd battery still "powering" the amp, or at least the cord I unplugged.

Secondly nothing is wrong w/ the battery then though, i assume, its a kinetik 1400?.

I know I'm stupid for not having the right tools or the patience, but bear with me, I'm trying to become better at this through my own mistakes.

And does ne one know the price of a new fuse 150A?

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[xtremebassjunky 10+ year member]

sounds to me like you grounded your second battery on accident... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

next time unplug the all the power wires running to your amp if you are going to set it down?

or just use electrical tape to avoid this in the future?

I love me some electrical tape. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[KickerSoItBump 10+ year member]

well the amp is fine, and yeah i wish i had some electrical tape. Like i said totally unequipped, but in a dumb hurry to try out the new amp.

amps are fine though. Just the fuse to the 2nd battery blew or w/e.

Thanks.

my 2nd battery will b ok tho cuz the fuse blew right?

 

[xtremebassjunky 10+ year member]

well if you grounded your power wire from pulling it out... there is no way it hurt the amp...

battery should be fine...unless there is more done to it than you mentioned...

btw... 150amp fuse at local shops here are like 6-8 ish...

 

[Papermaker85 5,000+ posts]

Well I'm not lying when im saying i'm giving my own installs a try. Today I did the same thing I did last time to install a newer amp in my car. I unhooked the positive terminal on my 0 gauge wiring from the battery, and as i unplugged teh amp, i set down the 4 gauge wiring that went in it down.
It sparks and i hear a crackle as I see the fuse to my 2nd battery in the trunk (wired in parallel with the one up front) smoke and break.

Things werent going easy because I didn't have the necessary tools here to install it, so I know I should have been patient and I could have avoided the mess at hand.

My question is though, the reason the spark occured was because of the 2nd battery still "powering" the amp, or at least the cord I unplugged.

Secondly nothing is wrong w/ the battery then though, i assume, its a kinetik 1400?.

I know I'm stupid for not having the right tools or the patience, but bear with me, I'm trying to become better at this through my own mistakes.

And does ne one know the price of a new fuse 150A?

lesson one... In a direct current system(DC) your amperage flow starts @ your grounds... so next time undo the batteries grounds FIRST..

secondly if your not sure how to approach something ask for a list in order of operations...

on the other hand the battery is ok, unless you melted the coating on the wire or started a fire it shouldn't have fully discharged...

 

[KickerSoItBump 10+ year member]

On a positive note, i did successfully install my hifonics amp today //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif +1 for me.

the bx 1205 pouds the shit out of the poopy 15 thats 400rms in my trunk. Sounds pretty good tho, at least for what i paidz.