My poor Explorer is about to burn down :(

[Platestacker45 10+ year member]

The past day or so, I'd be bumpin down the road and all of a sudden my bass amp would quit and my mids/highs amp would still be playin. Sometimes everything shuts down and I'm left with my stock door speakers playing. Somtimes I would start the car and just the stocks would play and a few minutes later, both Mid/High and Sub amps would kick on and start playing. And then they would both shut off again. So tonight I went back there to check things out. As soon as I reached my hand back there, something started sparking! I barely know anything about Electrical stuff, so can somebody help me figure out what is goin on! Thanks

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[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

Check your grounds.

 

[Calikid 5,000+ posts]

just let it burn, it will do those eminence speakers good.

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

just let it burn, it will do those eminence speakers good.

Yeah about that. VJ's next?

 

[95volvosx 10+ year member]

idk I had a similar problem once but it was with my speaker amp. I had to drive to Orlando and my music was turned up the whole time basically and my amp overheated and turned off for like 10-15 minutes. I would say turn the gains down but that probably wouldn't help a whole lot

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Wow, you run your stocks AND aftermarket.

Bet it sounds great.

Oh yeah, you run Eminence AND PYRAMID in your vehicle too.

You have NO idea what good sounds like. I get it now.

nG

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

i'm loling at this thread //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

if something is sparking there is probably a bad connection back there. take out your under the hood fuse (i'm hoping you are smart enough to have one) and re-check your connections.

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

or just discount battery/amp

 

[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

exactly what was sparking and where? and also check and make sure your wire arent touching together first off.

 

[tEh koRnDog 5,000+ posts]

i'm loling at this thread //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif
if something is sparking there is probably a bad connection back there. take out your under the hood fuse (i'm hoping you are smart enough to have one) and re-check your connections.

By the looks of his avatar...im having my doubts

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

disconnect the amp above all else. sparks are not good. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[Platestacker45 10+ year member]

exactly what was sparking and where? and also check and make sure your wire arent touching together first off.

What wires should I check and make sure aren't touching? Anything specific? Thanks guys for your quick replys.

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Did you install your own equipment?

nG

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

What wires should I check and make sure aren't touching? Anything specific? Thanks guys for your quick replys.

power wires, ground, speakers could all cause sparks if something touches them.

 

[Platestacker45 10+ year member]

Did you install your own equipment?
nG

Not everything, my buddy and I both installed it. Like I said, electrical is a weak area for me.