I'm at work. I see a fellow employee and...

[GCAdidas13 10+ year member]

"Hey, did you ever get your box finished?"

The box was made out of some bendable board, the baffle bended up with a radius of about 4" on the left and right sides

"Yeah it's finished, but I need to get a capacitor."

"Why is that?"

"Every time I try to turn it on, the fuse breaks. It's getting way too much power from the battery."

I look at his Profile Clarus 400 Watt Amplfier sitting on the rear deck. It's not mounted, and he only managed to get about half of his 4 awg wire into the power input. The ground of the amp was 8 awg wire which visibly had less than 12 threads. Both power and ground had about 1" too much insulation stripped off.

"Yeah, that sounds like the problem."

He drives off.

I laugh.

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[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

Wiring issues aside....he's got his amp mounted to the top of the back deck? Like...if you were sitting in the back seat you could turn around and make adjustments to the amp for him?

 

[GCAdidas13 10+ year member]

Yes.

 

[Prowler573 5,000+ posts]

My grandfather, when faced with other folks's decisions that he disagreed with but didn't really affect him one way or the other, used to say " 'To each their own,' said the man as he kissed the goat."

 

[saywhat? 5,000+ posts]

instead of bashin the kid....maybe help him?

hahahahahahah what was i thinkin! hahahahahahaha

 

[cjjackson85 5,000+ posts]

He sounded pretty knowledgable to me... What's the problem?

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

he's got his amp mounted to the top of the back deck?

He said it wasn't mounted, just sitting there. If it was actually bolted in, there wouldn't be a problem with it.

I look at his Profile Clarus 400 Watt Amplfier sitting on the rear deck. It's not mounted, and he only managed to get about half of his 4 awg wire into the power input. The ground of the amp was 8 awg wire which visibly had less than 12 threads. Both power and ground had about 1" too much insulation stripped off.

1.) The fact that there's 12 strands (not threads, btw) to the 8awg wire is of no importance electrically. If it's very short, you could get away with using a smaller ground wire, although it's easier sometimes just to use the same size as the positive lead.

2.) Instead of mocking him on an internet forum, couldn't you have told him the error of his ways, shown him what was wrong and hopefully taught him something for the future? You come off very elitist this way...I don't know if you care one way or the other, just something to think about.

 

[req 5,000+ posts]

He said it wasn't mounted, just sitting there. If it was actually bolted in, there wouldn't be a problem with it.
1.) The fact that there's 12 strands (not threads, btw) to the 8awg wire is of no importance electrically. If it's very short, you could get away with using a smaller ground wire, although it's easier sometimes just to use the same size as the positive lead.

2.) Instead of mocking him on an internet forum, couldn't you have told him the error of his ways, shown him what was wrong and hopefully taught him something for the future? You come off very elitist this way...I don't know if you care one way or the other, just something to think about.

i dont mean to be "on the contrary"

but - first, it being mounted in the rear deck, its going to take alot of sunlight, and heat up super quick. specially being chrome (no goood), and thieves like to see the stuff they are stealing. so IMO - it is a problem, but again, thats in my oppinion.

1.) although you are quite correct that electricity does not care what the conductor is, in this application - only having a few strands of wire in the actual terminal will create alot of resistance, causing less electricity to flow at any given period of time. and yes, should be the same size as the posative lead (however his posative lead is incorrect)

2.) whenever i try to help somone who is like that, they look at me like im some kind of idiot and they certainly know better than i. so i just let them do whatever they want now. if they ask for help - the shall recieve, but unless they do, ill just not and giggle. 90% of the time, they act elitest to me and think they know everything. so shwatev.

but yea. that guy sounds like he is going to burn his car down. funny thing is - that amp only needs 8awg wire to begin with...

 

[Raven 10+ year member]

^X2 + 1

They know more than us. Period. Stray wires crossing over and shorting an amp? Yeah, they got it. Wrong impedance? They're the expert. Clipping? Well it's supposed to happen or something. People are stupid, I've seen enough dead Viper / MA Audio HK amps and subs bolted directly to truck floors (Downfiring, mind you) that I don't even bother anymore.

 

[req 5,000+ posts]

you try to help and they look at you like idiots.

its fun to proove them wrong and make fun of them, but sometimes you just gotta keep it in //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[Raven 10+ year member]

Or just challenge them to a DB Drag, it's funny because sometimes they blow their improperly set up equipment. =)

 

[req 5,000+ posts]

haha. if i had a sub ATM, i still dont think id do that //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

im going to have to pass because there are alot of thieves around them parts //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[Raven 10+ year member]

Suit yourself. =p Although, I must confess, I don't do it myself. Around here we have people either running MA Audio HardKore subs, or Pyramid, so I either can't compete, or blow them out of the water.

 

[req 5,000+ posts]

lol.

if i had my stuff installed and went to a 'bump off' im sure my stuff would be gone the next week //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[Raven 10+ year member]

Hahaha, I've heard of that, too, but it's usually the ones with stickers. Noone remembers your vehicle, no matter how loud it is, but if you have an AudioBahn / RF stick on there, watch out. =p

I have one of like 6 identical green Ford Tauruses in this town, so I'm pretty comfortable with that kind of thing.

 

[req 5,000+ posts]

lol. white 2001 saturn SL2 with a grey roof.

think they will know who i am? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/uhoh.gif.c07307dd22ee7e63e22fc8e9c614d1fd.gif

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

i dont see why people on this forum help out others when they do something wrong instead of ridiculing them...that is unless they are ignorant and don't want help. in that case, post pics of this asshat and make owned pics

 

[Raven 10+ year member]

I would, Lemans, but you won't let me near your car, remember? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

I would, Lemans, but you won't let me near your car, remember? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

naw n!gga, i forgot

 

[Raven 10+ year member]

Please, I'm whiter than the background of an emo girl's web site.