Power wire keeps melting down at the battary

[Bigjon69420]

I've run my system for over a year I went from 4 ohm to 2 ohm with new speakers it's hitting harder then ever but the 8 inch piece of wire from the battary to the fuse holder keeps melting down? I have heavy gauge wire wire to thick to fit in amp and fuse holder I had to trim it down a lil. I have a 20 Farid capacitor I'm going to be wiring in will that solve the problem??? Thanks my amp is a planet audio 5000 Watts with an rms of 1875 at 2 ohms I'm running power acustic 15s a pair any help would help. Thanks

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[ThxOne Premium Member]

Take it slow... Got a pic of the fuse? Don't add more electrical to the line until you solve the melting wire issue or you may just make things worse.

1. A pic of the problem
2. What size is the power wire
3. Just relax...

 

[Bigjon69420]

I'm not sure what gauge the wire is the fuse is a 100amp

 

[Bigjon69420]

I'm just bummed because I've just spent about 600 in the new speakers head unit a second amp an amp for my mids and highs and new 6x9s and 5 1/4 dash speakers

 

[ThxOne Premium Member]

Fret not... it just looks loose. A lose wire will cause resistance and resistance will generate lots of heat. Remove the fuse, take the wire out and clean things up. Make new connections and make sure they are tight with no stray copper exposed. Put the fuse back in and play the stereo. Check to see if it is getting hot still. If it is, you may need a larger cable.

 

[Boomin_tahoe 5,000+ posts]

Lose connection/wire gauge not thick enough

 

[Slo_Ride 5,000+ posts]

Fret not... it just looks loose. A lose wire will cause resistance and resistance will generate lots of heat. Remove the fuse, take the wire out and clean things up. Make new connections and make sure they are tight with no stray copper exposed. Put the fuse back in and play the stereo. Check to see if it is getting hot still. If it is, you may need a larger cable.

Came here to say the same. Resistance causes heat.