Anybody with Alpine pdx's keep blowing fuses???***

[funkdoktor 10+ year member]

...this is starting to bug me...this is my second time replacing the fuses...eight 20 amp fuses all together...i guess i'll just have to turn the gain down......//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/yumyum.gif.0556df42231b304b9c995aefd13928a8.gif

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[wesl56 10+ year member]

both of them are blowing fuses? somethings not right here

 

[PatFitz9 10+ year member]

usually blowing fuses isn't just cuz the gain is too high. i would check your wiring.

 

[funkdoktor 10+ year member]

sorry i forgot to address....just my pdx-1.1000 thats going to my sub is blowin' fuses....

 

[aqua acura 10+ year member]

What wires are you using?

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

get rid of that goddamm capacitor bank

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

If you have a dual voice coil subwoofer, make sure you wire both coils directly to the amplifier.

Also, we've had this problem with two PDX1000.1's we've installed. Replaced them with 4 25amp fuses and been fine ever since.

nG

 

[funkdoktor 10+ year member]

get rid of that goddamm capacitor bank

i know....i should.....as soon as i get new wiring to re-wire my system.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[funkdoktor 10+ year member]

If you have a dual voice coil subwoofer, make sure you wire both coils directly to the amplifier.
Also, we've had this problem with two PDX1000.1's we've installed. Replaced them with 4 25amp fuses and been fine ever since.

nG

so should i rig my box to install another terminal so i can wire each coil to the amp?....

and is it safe to put 25 amp fuses in a 20 amp terminal?

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

so should i rig my box to install another terminal so i can wire each coil to the amp?....
and is it safe to put 25 amp fuses in a 20 amp terminal?

Yes, we haven't had any problems with the two we've done it to.

nG

 

[danp129 10+ year member]

Hmm I wonder if this ebay seller is lying about "never been used" it's listed as having 4x 30A fuses. It could be a lie, a typo, or possibly Alpine started sending the amps out with bigger fuses.

 

[frzninvt 10+ year member]

You should be able to go to Alpine's webiste and download a copy of the user manual in .pdf form and that will indicate what the recommended/supplied fuse values are I would think.

 

[billybrown66 10+ year member]

Hmm I wonder if this ebay seller is lying about "never been used" it's listed as having 4x 30A fuses. It could be a lie, a typo, or possibly Alpine started sending the amps out with bigger fuses.

I recieved my 1.1000 from onlinecarstereo.com this week and it had 4 25 Amp fuses,"25A" is also printed above it. Alpine probably heard some feedback and corrected the situation.

 

[mach999 10+ year member]

I recieved my 1.1000 from onlinecarstereo.com this week and it had 4 25 Amp fuses,"25A" is also printed above it. Alpine probably heard some feedback and corrected the situation.

That's odd. Pictures on Crutchfield and Sonicelectronix show 4x 20A fuses.

 

[billybrown66 10+ year member]

yep, thought it was strange as well. However, I've come across a number of threads that talk about the 1.1000 blowing fuses and the Alpine technical support was probably getting a number of calls, so maybe they just decided to change. here's a few pics: