Keep blowing distribution block fuses. help!

[CodyMags8]

Hey guys, I have an RE Audio DTS-1000.1 and an American Bass 4 channel amp (forget the model number), and I have a distribution block with a 4 gauge input, and 2 4 gauge outputs for each amp. I currently am running 2 100 amp AGU fuses for the distribution block, and I thought the fuses would be plenty big enough for my amps. But I keep blowing the fuse that goes to my monoblock amp. The fuse for the 4 channel is fine. I have the Fierce Audio 4/8 AWG AGU block from Best Buy. Any input to keep my fuse from blowing? Thanks in advance guys!

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[xSPLoder 10+ year member]

whats the size of the fuse under the hood?

 

[CodyMags8]

whats the size of the fuse under the hood?

It's an 80 amp fuse.

 

[xSPLoder 10+ year member]

problem solved

 

[xSPLoder 10+ year member]

you need to put a bigger fuse under the hood.

 

[CodyMags8]

you need to put a bigger fuse under the hood.

Okay what size?

 

[xSPLoder 10+ year member]

try a 200

 

[cyn 10+ year member]

under the hood I would do say 150 to 200 ... its just for fusing the wire... the block in the back is for the amps.. or just swap out the 80 with the 100.. the 80 will work on that re amp no issues.. that amp might push 700 watts

 

[shpatb 10+ year member]

200 Amp fuse for 4 awg wire? uhh?

 

[xSPLoder 10+ year member]

he's feeding power to 2 amps with bigger fuses. i was just spit balling the 200 but it wont hurt. i also looked over the 4ga part. i figured it was 0ga in 4ga out

 

[xShoWTeKx 10+ year member]

i wouldn't go higher than 150 on 4 gauge and that's giving that it's OFC.

 

[TreyE 10+ year member]

200 Amp fuse for 4 awg wire? uhh?

Thats what I was thinking. Stick with 150amp at the most.

 

[xShoWTeKx 10+ year member]

And i still don't think that a smaller front fuse would cause the larger distro fuses to blow that doesn't make since the small fuse would blow first if that is the case right?

 

[cyn 10+ year member]

check the grounds.. make sure no strands is touching anywhere... all that good stuff swap the 80 fuse with the 100 fuse and see how that goes

 

[xSPLoder 10+ year member]

ya ya my bad tho, i really did read over the 4ga in part. i said 200 because i figured 2x 100 amp fuses would break evenly on a 200 ANL fuse on 0ga. 150 at most for on 4 if its even true 4ga

 

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a lot of times small strands from the wire connected on the amp frey and might cross with the -