I keep blowing fuses, and i don't know why

[RowJoe 10+ year member]

Seriously? Do you even understand what a fuse is for? You blew the same sized fuse 3-4 times, and you want to try it again?
You know what, yea go ahead a try it maybe you'll be surprised with the outcome.

Maybe it's just me, but... u mad?

 

[SRim23 5,000+ posts]

Your power wire is probably pinched somewhere and touching metal.

follow your positive wire all the way back, youde be best to just replace it to make sure

x2

 

[kyle187 10+ year member]

The guys who said it was touching metal were right, look what i found stuck to a metal piece in my engine bay

Just replaced it with new wire, and rerouted it away from any metal. Thanks for the help guys.

 

[bass_lover1 10+ year member]

Make sure it isn't near anything that gets hot. It's hard to tell, but it looks like the wire was either cut from a sharp piece of the body, or the sheathing was melted and shorted to something.

 

[NightDrifter05 10+ year member]

Better be thankful you had it fused.

 

[PaulD 10+ year member]

definition of insanity - doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result

FAIL

if the fuse blew even when the power wire was disconnected, then the power wire itself obviously is pinched/shorted somewhere - probably where you ran it through the door jamb. That wire is now useless, get another one of the same length and replace it (using a safer route this time). If you are fusing it for 120 amps, make sure it is at least 4 gauge, 2 gauge would be better.

 

[kyle187 10+ year member]

Make sure it isn't near anything that gets hot. It's hard to tell, but it looks like the wire was either cut from a sharp piece of the body, or the sheathing was melted and shorted to something.

I think it was on a hot piece of metal, i had to tug it off because it was stuck to the metal. But i put the new wire away from any parts that would heat up.

Better be thankful you had it fused.

thast the first thing i thought when i saw it lol

definition of insanity - doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result
FAIL

if the fuse blew even when the power wire was disconnected, then the power wire itself obviously is pinched/shorted somewhere - probably where you ran it through the door jamb. That wire is now useless, get another one of the same length and replace it (using a safer route this time). If you are fusing it for 120 amps, make sure it is at least 4 gauge, 2 gauge would be better.

Yea i was full of fail for doing it over and over, but I learned from my mistake, now i know to look first. I replaced it with an other 4g wire, so i'm good to go once i get my new fuses in.