possibly hooked my amp up backwards, started smoking.... what happened to it?

[alec14 10+ year member]

So I was hooking my amp up yesterday with a friend, and he was putting the ground and power in. He touched it once to the post, it sparked, and he put it on the post and began clamping it down. All of a sudden, it started smoking like crazy. We unhooked it, but i'm unsure what to do next. Are just the fuses blown? is it gone? any help would be greatly appreciated. My amp is a Rockford Fosgate R-1000-1D

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[quackhead 10+ year member]

that *****.

 

[itsblown 10+ year member]

Look at my username bro. that is why you always disconnect the battery when installing an amplifier. Things to check though (although it sounds like its almost certainly blown) are the fuses on the sides of the amp. Possibly open it up and blow dust out (which could of been causing the smoke, again highly unlikely)

 

[alec14 10+ year member]

Look at my username bro. that is why you always disconnect the battery when installing an amplifier. Things to check though (although it sounds like its almost certainly blown) are the fuses on the sides of the amp. Possibly open it up and blow dust out (which could of been causing the smoke, again highly unlikely)

my local audio shop didn't unhook the battery the first time, i even watched them hook it up. so there's gotta be some way that it wouldn't blow, and i really hope it's not blown

 

[Falcons 5,000+ posts]

my local audio shop didn't unhook the battery the first time, i even watched them hook it up. so there's gotta be some way that it wouldn't blow, and i really hope it's not blown

Then your local audio shop doesn't care about your equipment. Learn how electricity works before even attempting to do electrical work.

 

[LBC]

my local audio shop didn't unhook the battery the first time, i even watched them hook it up. so there's gotta be some way that it wouldn't blow, and i really hope it's not blown

You said you hooked it up backwards. You said smoke rolled out of it. You KNOW it's blown. Smoke doesn't roll out of anything and it's still good as new.

 

[alec14 10+ year member]

You said you hooked it up backwards. You said smoke rolled out of it. You KNOW it's blown. Smoke doesn't roll out of anything and it's still good as new.

it's not necessarily blown. just a couple things to fix. rf amps have a switch that blows and puts it in protect mode when something like it happens

 

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Then your local audio shop doesn't care about your equipment. Learn how electricity works before even attempting to do electrical work.

yeah, electricity isn't rocket science. i know how it operates.

 

[dragnix 5,000+ posts]

no, it's blown bro

 

[alec14 10+ year member]

no, it's blown bro

this is why i may need a new amp. lol

 

[goingdef 10+ year member]

it's not necessarily blown. just a couple things to fix. rf amps have a switch that blows and puts it in protect mode when something like it happens 

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yeah, electricity isn't rocket science. i know how it operates.

Oh it's blown for sure and electricity is kinda tricky or you'd be listening to your new amp instead of airing out your car!

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

budget for new amp ?

 

[jockhater2 10+ year member]

I know a guy who can fix it.

He fixed my 5k for $170 and when I goofed up on the amp (i wired my subs wrong) and popped a transistor or something. He fixed it for free even though it was my goof.

and he fixed a 3k of mine for 125 (a local shop charged me $450, and the company who made the amp charged $300 flat rate)

 

[alec14 10+ year member]

I know a guy who can fix it.He fixed my 5k for $170 and when I goofed up on the amp (i wired my subs wrong) and popped a transistor or something. He fixed it for free even though it was my goof.

and he fixed a 3k of mine for 125 (a local shop charged me $450, and the company who made the amp charged $300 flat rate)

please pm me some info on him. i really would like to get it fixed

 

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budget for new amp ?

around 75-100, need something to power a skar vvx-12

 

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Oh it's blown for sure and electricity is kinda tricky or you'd be listening to your new amp instead of airing out your car!

hey man, i'm thinking positive. no need to be condescending, everyone messes up now and then.

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

good luck with a $100 amp

 

[alec14 10+ year member]

good luck with a $100 amp

what would you suggest?