amp keep blowing fuses

[85_blazer 10+ year member]

what should i check tomorow

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[on1wheel01 10+ year member]

need more info, wha tamp what subs what ele upgrades.

 

[85_blazer 10+ year member]

subs aq hd 315 amp sundown sae 1200 it was doin fine for about 3 months i let my dad borrow my car and it was all good before now this

 

[duro78 10+ year member]

Does it smoke before the fuse blows. Could be a short in the electrical or your amp is toast

 

[SPLaudio 5,000+ posts]

my guess is ur amp is shot. unhook ur amp, tape the end of the powerwire and change fuse. if it blows after that you have a short in ur power wire ,if not get a new amp...

 

[85_blazer 10+ year member]

what happens us i unhook my battery and then change the fuse but as soon as the battery terminal touch's the battery sparks and well pop

 

[ahole-ic]

what happens us i unhook my battery and then change the fuse but as soon as the battery terminal touch's the battery sparks and well pop

Have you checked your wiring at all? This is due to a short of some kind. Like the previous poster said, unhook the power lead from the amp and tape it so there is no exposed metal. THEN replace the fuse. If it pops this time, your power wire is grounded and you need to find where and fix it. If it doesn't blow, your amp is probably blown.

 

[chardy85 10+ year member]

Check the wiring. Sounds like your power wire is touching ground somewhere.

In HS I installed a system for a friend in a STD cab truck and I had the power and ground switched on the amp. Everytime I would slip a fuse in it would pop. I then realized that the amp was facing the opposite direction that I am used to since it wasn't in a trunk. It was hard to read the labeling behind the seat. After we swapped the wires it was fine.

 

[SPLaudio 5,000+ posts]

unhook the amp then change the fuse like i said. if you want to find out if it is a bad amp or wiring...

 

[stocker08 10+ year member]

Sounds like a short on behalf of your power wire. Where do you have it running?

 

[85_blazer 10+ year member]

thanks for the relpys guys i was waiting until Thursday my day off to check every thing i almost guarantee if its a short in the power wire its because i was a lazy piece of shit and ran it through my fender

 

[chardy85 10+ year member]

thanks for the relpys guys i was waiting until Thursday my day off to check every thing i almost guarantee if its a short in the power wire its because i was a lazy piece of shit and ran it through my fender

ugh, my friends used to do that shit all the time.

 

[SPLaudio 5,000+ posts]

are you for real you ran it thru ur fender,

 

[SPLaudio 5,000+ posts]

for smart guys like you, to get louder you must lick the speaker wires on ur amp but only at full clip and it must be over 1000rms to do any good. i promise YOU will be loud! ;>

 

[85_blazer 10+ year member]

are you for real you ran it thru ur fender,

ya we all get lazy from time to time

for smart guys like you, to get louder you must lick the speaker wires on ur amp but only at full clip and it must be over 1000rms to do any good. i promise YOU will be loud! ;>

no need to be an ***

on a side not looked at my door jam sure as shit its cut in half guess its time to buy a new power wire and not be lazy