Please help Distro block over heating.

[multimaster 10+ year member]

Okay so I bought a new distrobution block about 2 weeks ago an dropped it in.

Today I started the car up and i noticed the sub wasn't hitting so i popped the trunk and went to go take a look and just as I got back there it kicked in.

Thing is I noticed the distro block on the subwoofer out side was sparking near the fuse and was extremely hot for just turning the car on. What in the world could the problem be. I've made sure all my connections are secure etc.

I'm just not sure what to do.

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[kovemaster559 5,000+ posts]

what kinda fuse block is it?

 

[mokedaddy 5,000+ posts]

Could be numerous things. Could be trying to draw too much power. Could be a loose connection. I know you checked but it still happens even after people swear they checked. Could be some loose wire grounding out. Could also be a bad ground...

 

[kovemaster559 5,000+ posts]

What fuse holder/model/type? pics

 

[multimaster 10+ year member]

Distibution black was from the Install bay I got it splitting a 0 guage to two 4 guages. one 80 amp fuse the sparking fuse is 160amp

This is the fourth block to end up ****ing up so obviously something is wrong. The first three blocks were Knukonceptz blocks.

It's wierd though, somedays I can bump and it won't ever get hot. but just starting the car up made it really hot.

I'm tryign to find pics of the current block now

 

[kovemaster559 5,000+ posts]

did the knu concept blocks **** up

 

[SocMunky 10+ year member]

Distibution black was from the Install bay I got it splitting a 0 guage to two 4 guages. one 80 amp fuse the sparking fuse is 160amp

This is the fourth block to end up ****ing up so obviously something is wrong. The first three blocks were Knukonceptz blocks.

It's wierd though, somedays I can bump and it won't ever get hot. but just starting the car up made it really hot.

I'm tryign to find pics of the current block now

Check the power cables and make sure they are not grounding out any where, particuarly at the firewall, or where ever it enters the body at. It's possible you have a small spot grounding out, 160 amps is a pretty good bit of current, so it could be that it doesn't draw quite enough to pop that fuse?

 

[Rashaddd 5,000+ posts]

Sounds alot like there's a short somewhere

 

[multimaster 10+ year member]

Pics:

http://photos-174.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-sf2p/v71/33/26/1339800174/n1339800174_30014288_4597.jpg

That is a prior bock though....one I never saw spark.

 

[Zakerid 10+ year member]

Check the power cables and make sure they are not grounding out any where, particuarly at the firewall, or where ever it enters the body at. It's possible you have a small spot grounding out, 160 amps is a pretty good bit of current, so it could be that it doesn't draw quite enough to pop that fuse?

this is pretty much what i was thinking...

 

[kovemaster559 5,000+ posts]

ouch i say check all your wireing make sure you dont have a short somewhere. also what amp/amps are you running

 

[mokedaddy 5,000+ posts]

Check your ground connections as well.

 

[SocMunky 10+ year member]

Check your ground connections as well.

Yup, make sure its good and clean, and doublecheck the ground cable on the battery to, just to be thorough.

 

[multimaster 10+ year member]

ouch i say check all your wireing make sure you dont have a short somewhere. also what amp/amps are you running

Hifonics Zues 440x

and a Hifonics Brutus 1600D

 

[multimaster 10+ year member]

Thanks for your help guys. I just dropped the car off at the shop for some other shit but when I get it back I guess it's time to just re-wire everything.