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<blockquote data-quote="RabidTrout" data-source="post: 7906942" data-attributes="member: 601612">Yeah.. I&#039;m a dumb-***.. A couple of variables here led me to where I am..A. it was late and I was in a hurry.B. When I first installed the first amp (6 months ago or so) i used a red wire for the ground.The jist of the story is this; I attached the car battery to the amp ground and the car ground to the amp battery. Re-attached the battery ground at the battery and the fuse blew.. No smoke, no smell, just blown fuse.. Didn&#039;t have any more fuses so I just waited to troubleshoot today till I could get some more fuses.I got the fuses and went to put one into the amp, then realized my mistake of the switched polarity :facepalm:. Switched the polarity on the amp to be correct. Installed fuse, connected battery then the fuse blew again. Tried about 5 fuses and each one blew.Did I toast the amp?To me, logically.. That amp mounted fuse that I keep blowing is there to prevent this type of damage to an amp. So hopefully, it is just something else.I have been installing stereos into my cars since I was 16 and this is the first time I have ever done this.. I feel like a complete noob.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RabidTrout, post: 7906942, member: 601612"] Yeah.. I'm a dumb-***.. A couple of variables here led me to where I am.. A. it was late and I was in a hurry. B. When I first installed the first amp (6 months ago or so) i used a red wire for the ground. The jist of the story is this; I attached the car battery to the amp ground and the car ground to the amp battery. Re-attached the battery ground at the battery and the fuse blew.. No smoke, no smell, just blown fuse.. Didn't have any more fuses so I just waited to troubleshoot today till I could get some more fuses. I got the fuses and went to put one into the amp, then realized my mistake of the switched polarity :facepalm:. Switched the polarity on the amp to be correct. Installed fuse, connected battery then the fuse blew again. Tried about 5 fuses and each one blew. Did I toast the amp? To me, logically.. That amp mounted fuse that I keep blowing is there to prevent this type of damage to an amp. So hopefully, it is just something else. I have been installing stereos into my cars since I was 16 and this is the first time I have ever done this.. I feel like a complete noob. [/QUOTE]

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