Okay, so I have an amp installed in my 2007 Versa. I bought it like that. I had some problems getting it working initially, but after tinkering it turned out the inline fuse in the engine bay was blown. Replaced that, and it's been working ever since... until today.
So, this is what happened. I'm driving to work and my radio cut out. Happened a couple times, but it came back within a couple seconds. I thought, "that's weird." However, I continued my commute and when I got back into my car after work, all was okay again. Well, it was.
So, it happened again. This time, a loud crackling sound accompanied the lost of audio, and the audio was never restored. I get home, I check it, and it turns out the black wire to the amp came disconnected and was touching the red wire. I moved it; it touched again, and sparks flew. At this point, I noticed my fuse on the amp is glowing red, indicating I have a blown fuse.
I think, okay, sweet, it's just a fuse. I go to Autozone, buy another fuse. Put it in, sparks fly, it glowed red again. Indicating, once again, a blown fuse. I put another one in, with the car off. Turned the car on, fuse glows red again. I just did this three times, all with the same result. The fuses blow and are dead the second they go into the amp.
Conclusion, the amp is blown, correct? So, at this point, what do I do to the Kenwood? Should I take the amp apart; is this something that can easily be fixed inside the amp, or what's the next step? The amp power light is still on, so it's still getting juice, but there's absolutely no output to my speakers, and I can't get a fuse to go in without blowing?
Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
So, this is what happened. I'm driving to work and my radio cut out. Happened a couple times, but it came back within a couple seconds. I thought, "that's weird." However, I continued my commute and when I got back into my car after work, all was okay again. Well, it was.
So, it happened again. This time, a loud crackling sound accompanied the lost of audio, and the audio was never restored. I get home, I check it, and it turns out the black wire to the amp came disconnected and was touching the red wire. I moved it; it touched again, and sparks flew. At this point, I noticed my fuse on the amp is glowing red, indicating I have a blown fuse.
I think, okay, sweet, it's just a fuse. I go to Autozone, buy another fuse. Put it in, sparks fly, it glowed red again. Indicating, once again, a blown fuse. I put another one in, with the car off. Turned the car on, fuse glows red again. I just did this three times, all with the same result. The fuses blow and are dead the second they go into the amp.
Conclusion, the amp is blown, correct? So, at this point, what do I do to the Kenwood? Should I take the amp apart; is this something that can easily be fixed inside the amp, or what's the next step? The amp power light is still on, so it's still getting juice, but there's absolutely no output to my speakers, and I can't get a fuse to go in without blowing?
Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance.