fuse looks burnt

[YeahToast 10+ year member]

when i pulled the fuse from my battery wire today it looked all burnt and started to melt around it. does this mean i should turn my amp down, bigger wire, or bigger fuse?

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[carlosg_313 10+ year member]

depends what amp you have, and what power you using it for the amp/fuse holder.

 

[YeahToast 10+ year member]

sundown saz-1000 and an 80a fuse.

 

[carlosg_313 10+ year member]

what is the size of the wire you are using? and where is the fuse located at? and do you have a proper ground for the amp(like if the amp is located in the back/trunk/cargo area, did you sand off the paint to have metal to metal contact with the ground wire from the amp to the ground of the car?)

 

[YeahToast 10+ year member]

im using 8 right now was thinking about going to 4. fuse is under the hood by the battery. ground should be fine i sanded the **** out of it.

 

[carlosg_313 10+ year member]

ah ha, you using 8 ga wire, the amp is recommended on 4ga. change the wire quick before you damage your amp. go to ebay and look for knukonceptz wire, wire is pretty affordable and just buy at least 20ft of wire, depending how big your car is.

 

[YeahToast 10+ year member]

alright thanks a lot for the help! im going to do that right now.

 

[carlosg_313 10+ year member]

just press the thanks button. lol. and i used the cca(copper clad aluminum) wire that is at least 1.75 a foot. not 100% copper but that stuff still works. used 1/0 ga for my hifonics bxi2010, and still works.

 

[themgators511 10+ year member]

Yea big no no, on the 8gauge wire

 

[I Like Waffle]

no on the wire, but i was running a 100a fuse and pulling too much current through it and it started to heat up/turn brown, but i guess i wasnt pulling enough to blow it.

 

[goingdef 10+ year member]

wow 80amp fuse and 8g wire I'm surprised you didn't get a small fire the smallest thing you can"get away with" would be 4g and a 150amp fuse the reason it looks like it was going to catch fire is because you are pulling enough power through it to cause it to get very hot but not enough to pop

 

[carlosg_313 10+ year member]

wow 80amp fuse and 8g wire I'm surprised you didn't get a small fire the smallest thing you can"get away with" would be 4g and a 150amp fuse the reason it looks like it was going to catch fire is because you are pulling enough power through it to cause it to get very hot but not enough to pop

hell, luckily it didnt ignite a fire. would have been him toasting in the car. luckily he asked here before he continued to underpower the amp and cause his amp to get internally damaged.