Distro Block keeps blowin sub fuse.

[Silver 10+ year member]

I just installed my alpine type R today and I blew two fuses. I dunno what the problem is at all. I checked all the wiring and nothing seems to be touching nothing.

I am running 4ga to 2 8ga terminals. The power wire for the sub (8ga) is less then 2ft long. not even a ft.

I am running two 30amp fuses.

The bazooka is 4x15amp fuses on the amp itself and of course, the 30amp from the power wire. I have no idea to what the problem is.

Tha amp is putting 500rms at 2ohm. Again, I have no idea what to do. Any help appricated. Thanks.

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[Chevyaudio 5,000+ posts]

The 30 amp is a little small isnt it?

 

[Silver 10+ year member]

yea, but would it be okay to up the fuse a lil bit.. what would you reccomend?

 

[Chevyaudio 5,000+ posts]

I just took a quick glimpse at one of those power wire charts, and i around an 65-85 amp... And your power wire is only 1 foot long after the distro block right

 

[Silver 10+ year member]

yea just about..

 

[RandyJ 10+ year member]

Well if the bazooka amp has 4X15A fuses on it, that is a total of 60A of total fuse. You are fusing the power wire at half that, I would say it is a problem.

Do you pop the fuse right when the amp powers up or once you start poundin away?

 

[Silver 10+ year member]

During...

Usually at a higher volume.

 

[RandyJ 10+ year member]

I just installed my alpine type R today and I blew two fuses. I dunno what the problem is at all. I checked all the wiring and nothing seems to be touching nothing.
I am running 4ga to 2 8ga terminals. The power wire for the sub (8ga) is less then 2ft long. not even a ft.

I am running two 30amp fuses.

The bazooka is 4x15amp fuses on the amp itself and of course, the 30amp from the power wire. I have no idea to what the problem is.

Tha amp is putting 500rms at 2ohm. Again, I have no idea what to do. Any help appricated. Thanks.

The bold makes it seem like you are using only one of the 8awg strands for the sub amp. Are you only using one or both?

 

[Chevyaudio 5,000+ posts]

Definatly upgrade to a larger fuse

 

[Silver 10+ year member]

Both, using one for my Alpine MRP240 and the ELA500.1

 

[RandyJ 10+ year member]

Yea if you are only using one, and it only opens at higher volumes, then it is simply because you are running too small of a fuse. Get a 80A fuse, or 60A if they have it. As chevyaudio said though, 8awg is rated for 65-85A so an 80A fuse will be fine, especially with a

 

[Mr. Opportunist 10+ year member]

yeah go ahead and get an 80 amp, problem solved //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif how does it sound while its working?

 

[RandyJ 10+ year member]

I imagine you are using inline?

Inline- http://cgi.ebay.com/GOLD-PLATED-FUSES-AMPS-IN-LINE-POWER-5-PK-80A_W0QQitemZ5738651820QQcategoryZ50551QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

MAXI- http://cgi.ebay.com/KnuKonceptz-Black-Chrome-MAXI-80A-Fuse-5-Pack_W0QQitemZ5772455545QQcategoryZ50551QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Mini/MIDI- http://cgi.ebay.com/KnuKonceptz-Midi-Mini-ANL-80A-Fuse-5-Pack_W0QQitemZ5804751777QQcategoryZ50551QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Silver 10+ year member]

yeah go ahead and get an 80 amp, problem solved //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif how does it sound while its working?

Cool Cool... it tears my car apart. Never seen a t-bird back window flex before..//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/yumyum.gif.0556df42231b304b9c995aefd13928a8.gif

 

[Silver 10+ year member]

Yea I'm using inline.